Elastic Real User Monitoring
Gain insight into the real user experience of your web applications.
Overview
Elastic Real User Monitoring (RUM) is a component of the Elastic APM solution that allows you to monitor the performance of your web applications from the perspective of your users. It captures detailed data on page load times, transactions, and errors, and allows you to analyze this data in Kibana alongside your logs, metrics, and APM traces.
✨ Key Features
- Real user monitoring
- Core Web Vitals
- Distributed tracing
- Error tracking
- Service Maps
- Integration with Elastic APM, Logs, and Metrics
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Open-source and self-hostable.
- Tightly integrated with the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Kibana).
- Flexible and customizable.
Unique Value: A flexible and powerful open-source RUM solution that provides a unified view of your application's performance when combined with the rest of the Elastic Stack.
🎯 Use Cases (4)
✅ Best For
- Identifying slow-loading pages and assets using waterfall charts.
- Debugging JavaScript errors with stack traces.
- Tracking user journeys across distributed services.
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Organizations not using the Elastic Stack.
- Teams looking for a managed, out-of-the-box RUM solution with minimal setup.
🏆 Alternatives
Offers more control and customization compared to proprietary SaaS solutions, and can be more cost-effective if self-hosted.
💻 Platforms
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Dedicated Support (Platinum, Enterprise tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
✓ 14-day free trial
Free tier: Free and open source (self-hosted). Elastic Cloud has a free tier.
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