Akamai mPulse vs Amazon CloudWatch RUM

Akamai mPulse8.8Visit Amazon CloudWatch RUM7.5Visit

Higher score Akamai mPulse #4 in Real User Monitoring 8.8/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Akamai mPulse

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Amazon CloudWatch RUM #16 in Real User Monitoring 7.5/10 Paid ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit AWS

• Akamai mPulse fits best

  Large enterprises optimizing digital experiences

• Amazon CloudWatch RUM fits best

  AWS-centric teams needing broad RUM coverage

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Side by side

Feature	Akamai mPulse 8.8/10 Visit ↗	Amazon CloudWatch RUM 7.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	7.5
Ranking	#4 in Real User Monitoring	#16 in Real User Monitoring
Best for	Large enterprises optimizing digital experiences	AWS-centric teams needing broad RUM coverage
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request · 30-day trial	$0.35/GB usage-based
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web, iOS	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Docs · 24/7	Docs
Integrations	3 integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Akamai mPulse 5/5 · Amazon CloudWatch RUM 5/5
Core Web Vitals	✓	✓
Mobile app monitoring	✓	✓
Interaction tracking	✓	✓
Geographic breakdown	✓	✓
Error correlation	✓	✓
Specs
Data retention	90+ days	30 days
Pricing metric	Custom	Custom
Our review
Pros	Tracks Core Web Vitals, errors, APIs, revenue, and custom KPIs Segments results by geography, device, browser, network, and bots Adds anomaly detection, alerts, and predictive what-if analysis	Covers web, Android, and iOS application experiences Correlates sessions with traces, errors, and journeys Provides privacy-masked replay and detailed geographic breakdowns
Cons	Paid plans require contacting sales There is no free plan The Lite trial is limited to 1 million beacons per month	No free plan; usage charges apply monthly Collected RUM data is retained for 30 days Pricing varies by AWS Region and usage volume
Our verdict	Akamai mPulse is a real-user monitoring solution for organizations measuring website and application performance with live user data. It supports web, iOS, and API monitoring, combining performance, business, geographic, device, and… Read the review →	Amazon CloudWatch RUM monitors real-user experiences across web, Android, and iOS applications. It is suited to AWS-centric teams that need visibility into page loads, Core Web Vitals, app launches, screen loads, crashes, client-side… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Akamai mPulse — where it wins

  • Tracks Core Web Vitals, errors, APIs, revenue, and custom KPIs
  • Segments results by geography, device, browser, network, and bots
  • Adds anomaly detection, alerts, and predictive what-if analysis

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid plans require contacting sales
  • There is no free plan
  • The Lite trial is limited to 1 million beacons per month

• Amazon CloudWatch RUM — where it wins

  • Covers web, Android, and iOS application experiences
  • Correlates sessions with traces, errors, and journeys
  • Provides privacy-masked replay and detailed geographic breakdowns

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; usage charges apply monthly
  • Collected RUM data is retained for 30 days
  • Pricing varies by AWS Region and usage volume

• Akamai mPulse8.8/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

  A deep RUM suite for enterprises tying web and API performance to revenue.

  Visit Akamai mPulseFull verdict →
• Amazon CloudWatch RUM7.5/10 · Paid

  Broad web and mobile RUM coverage with usage-based AWS pricing.

  Visit AWSFull verdict →