Akamai mPulse vs Raygun Real User Monitoring

Akamai mPulse8.8Visit Raygun Real User Monitoring6.7Visit

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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Raygun Real User Monitoring #26 in Real User Monitoring 6.7/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Raygun

• Akamai mPulse fits best

  Large enterprises optimizing digital experiences

• Raygun Real User Monitoring fits best

  Teams wanting detailed session diagnostics

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Side by side

Feature	Akamai mPulse 8.8/10 Visit ↗	Raygun Real User Monitoring 6.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	6.7
Ranking	#4 in Real User Monitoring	#26 in Real User Monitoring
Best for	Large enterprises optimizing digital experiences	Teams wanting detailed session diagnostics
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request · 30-day trial	$80/unit/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	30 days	14 days
Free trial length	30 days	14 days · no card needed
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web, iOS	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Docs · 24/7	Tickets, Docs
Compliance	PCI DSS	GDPR, HIPAA, SSO/SAML, 2FA
Integrations	3 integrations	8 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Akamai mPulse 5/5 · Raygun Real User Monitoring 5/5
Core Web Vitals	✓	✓
Mobile app monitoring	✓	✓
Interaction tracking	✓	✓
Geographic breakdown	✓	✓
Error correlation	✓	✓
Specs
Data retention	90+ days	90+ days
Pricing metric	Custom	Sessions
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	Individual session diagnostics with page, view, and XHR performance details Web, iOS, Android, and API monitoring with geographic and device filters Deployment tracking, error correlation, waterfalls, alerts, and workflow integrations
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; annual Basic pricing starts at $80 per 100,000 sessions monthly Advanced reports, support, SSO, and compliance features require higher tiers Pricing is based on sessions, which may require careful volume planning
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 →	Raygun Real User Monitoring helps software teams measure and diagnose front-end performance across web and mobile applications. It captures individual user sessions, page and view performance, network-request timings, Core Web Vitals, and… 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

• Raygun Real User Monitoring — where it wins

  • Individual session diagnostics with page, view, and XHR performance details
  • Web, iOS, Android, and API monitoring with geographic and device filters
  • Deployment tracking, error correlation, waterfalls, alerts, and workflow integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; annual Basic pricing starts at $80 per 100,000 sessions monthly
  • Advanced reports, support, SSO, and compliance features require higher tiers
  • Pricing is based on sessions, which may require careful volume planning

• 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 →
• Raygun Real User Monitoring6.7/10 · 14-day trial

  Detailed session diagnostics across web, mobile, APIs, performance, and errors.

  Visit RaygunFull verdict →