Skylight
6.7#19 in application performance monitoringFrom $20 a monthFree planWebAPILinuxmacOS
VisitSkylight vs Uptrace
What both publish
| Fact | Skylight | Uptrace |
|---|---|---|
| Privacy and security | The privacy statement says communications with Skylight are encrypted and access to customer information on secure servers is limited to selected personnel and contractors. | The privacy policy says data is encrypted in transit via SSL/TLS and database backups are encrypted, while most live database data is not encrypted at rest. |
| Product | Skylight is a smart profiler for Ruby and Rails applications that turns performance data into actionable insights. | Uptrace is an OpenTelemetry-native observability platform that unifies traces, metrics, and logs. |
| Support | Skylight provides documentation for setup, instrumentation, performance tips, background jobs, and troubleshooting, and directs users with further questions to contact support. | The project directs users to Telegram, Slack and GitHub Discussions for help; paid editions add email, priority, fast-SLA or dedicated support. |
Skylight plans
- Free allowanceFree
- Paid tiers$20 a month
- Volume pricingPriced on request
Uptrace plans
- CommunityFree
- Uptrace CloudFree
- Starter$39 a month
- Team$199 a month
- Business$499 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
Pick Skylight if…
Skylight suits teams maintaining Ruby applications that want endpoint, query, deployment, or background-job performance insight. Open-source app maintainers may apply for public performance reporting.
Pick Uptrace if…
Uptrace suits teams that need to correlate traces, metrics, and logs, and choose between cloud and self-hosted deployment. Its listed editions range from Community for individuals to Business for reliability and compliance needs.