Best Real User Monitoring in 2026
Updated
In short: BugSnag is ranked #1 of 25 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Middleware and Dynatrace Kubernetes Monitoring. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Middleware. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Grafana Cloud Application Observability at $0.03/mo.
Understanding application behavior from the user’s perspective means looking at signals across both web and mobile experiences. Compare Core Web Vitals, interaction tracking, error correlation, and geographic breakdown, along with mobile app monitoring and data retention. Free-plan availability, pricing metric, and paid-from details offer additional points for assessing fit. The ranking starts with BugSnag and Middleware, followed by Elastic Observability and Grafana Cloud Application Observability. Consider which user signals and platforms matter to your monitoring work, then weigh retention and pricing details against those needs.
25 real user monitoring ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
#1 BugSnag Top pick · 7.3 Free plan · Free
#2 Middleware Runner-up · 7.3 Free plan · $0.30/mo
#3 Dynatrace Kubernetes Monitoring Also great · 7.2 $1.40/mo- Free planFree trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free planFree trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$0.30/mofirst paid tier About MiddlewareVisit site - Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Core Web Vitals
- Yes
- Mobile app monitoring
- Yes
- Interaction tracking
- Yes
- Geographic breakdown
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$1.40/mofirst paid tier About Dynatrace Kubernetes MonitoringVisit site - Free plan LinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$0.03/mofirst paid tier About Grafana Cloud Application ObservabilityVisit site - Free plan Linuxself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Core Web Vitals
- Yes
- Mobile app monitoring
- No
- Interaction tracking
- Yes
- Geographic breakdown
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$29.08/mofirst paid tier About New Relic Kubernetes MonitoringVisit site - Free plan apiWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Core Web Vitals
- Yes
- Mobile app monitoring
- Yes
- Interaction tracking
- Yes
- Geographic breakdown
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$0.03/mofirst paid tier About Amazon CloudWatch LogsVisit site - Free plan AndroidapiiOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Core Web Vitals
- Yes
- Mobile app monitoring
- Yes
- Interaction tracking
- Yes
- Geographic breakdown
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$0.80/mofirst paid tier About EmbraceVisit site - Free plan Linux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 19 /mo
- Core Web Vitals
- Yes
- Interaction tracking
- Yes
- Geographic breakdown
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$19/mofirst paid tier About Grafana k6Visit site - Free trial apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- No
- Core Web Vitals
- Yes
- Mobile app monitoring
- No
- Interaction tracking
- Yes
- Geographic breakdown
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan apiWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Core Web Vitals
- Yes
- Interaction tracking
- Yes
- Geographic breakdown
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free planFree trial Web
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 19 /mo
- Core Web Vitals
- Yes
- Interaction tracking
- Yes
- Geographic breakdown
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$19/mofirst paid tier About Grafana FaroVisit site - Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxWebWindows
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 80 /mo
- Core Web Vitals
- Yes
- Mobile app monitoring
- Yes
- Interaction tracking
- Yes
- Geographic breakdown
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$120/mofirst paid tier About Raygun Application Performance MonitoringVisit site - AndroidiOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Core Web Vitals
- Yes
- Mobile app monitoring
- Yes
- Interaction tracking
- Yes
- Geographic breakdown
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - AndroidiOSWeb
- Core Web Vitals
- Yes
- Mobile app monitoring
- Yes
- Geographic breakdown
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - AndroidiOSWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Core Web Vitals
- Yes
- Mobile app monitoring
- Yes
- Interaction tracking
- Yes
- Geographic breakdown
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$0.35/mofirst paid tier About Amazon CloudWatch RUMVisit site - Free trial apiWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Core Web Vitals
- Yes
- Mobile app monitoring
- Yes
- Interaction tracking
- Yes
- Geographic breakdown
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$0.16/mofirst paid tier About Coralogix APMVisit site - Free trial apiWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Core Web Vitals
- Yes
- Interaction tracking
- Yes
- Geographic breakdown
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms€29/mofirst paid tier About fastmon RUMVisit site - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 75 /mo
- Core Web Vitals
- Yes
- Mobile app monitoring
- No
- Interaction tracking
- Yes
- Geographic breakdown
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Core Web Vitals
- Yes
- Mobile app monitoring
- No
- Interaction tracking
- Yes
- Geographic breakdown
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 59 /mo
- Core Web Vitals
- Yes
- Geographic breakdown
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebWindowsLinux
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 100 /mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 8.1 /mo
- Core Web Vitals
- Yes
- Interaction tracking
- Yes
- Geographic breakdown
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 59 /mo
- Core Web Vitals
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 90 /mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
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Questions about this list
Which real user monitoring is ranked first on Everything Xiaomi?
BugSnag is ranked #1 of 25 with a score of 7.3. Middleware is second and Dynatrace Kubernetes Monitoring third.
How many of these have a free plan?
10 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Grafana Cloud Application Observability has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.03/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.