Datadog Mobile RUM vs Embrace

Datadog Mobile RUM8.5Visit Embrace8.4Visit

Higher score Datadog Mobile RUM #7 in Real User Monitoring 8.5/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 5 features Visit Datadog

vs

Embrace #8 in Real User Monitoring 8.4/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Embrace

• Datadog Mobile RUM fits best

  Mobile teams already using Datadog

• Embrace fits best

  Mobile-first teams wanting affordable RUM

Advertiser disclosure: iTechGuides is reader-supported. Vendors can pay for top positions in our rankings and for a place on other products' pages, and we may earn a commission when you click some links. Bought places stand at the number bought; this page and our disclosure say so. Paying vendors may get a fuller, more detailed review from our editors, and that review can change their score. How we rank.

Side by side

Feature	Datadog Mobile RUM 8.5/10 Visit ↗	Embrace 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.5	8.4
Ranking	#7 in Real User Monitoring	#8 in Real User Monitoring
Best for	Mobile teams already using Datadog	Mobile-first teams wanting affordable RUM
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$0.15/unit/mo	$0.80/unit usage-based
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	14 days	30 days
Free trial length	14 days	30 days
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	iOS, Android	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Email, Live chat, Community, Docs	Email, Community, Docs
Integrations	6 integrations	4 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Datadog Mobile RUM 4/5 · Embrace 5/5
Core Web Vitals	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Mobile app monitoring	✓	✓
Interaction tracking	✓	✓
Geographic breakdown	✓	✓
Error correlation	✓	✓
Specs
Data retention	90+ days	90+ days
Pricing metric	Sessions	Sessions
Our review
Pros	Tracks crashes, vitals, interactions, geography, and releases Correlates mobile issues with traces, logs, metrics, and tests Offers session replay with privacy masking by default	Free tier covers errors, crashes, basic performance, dashboards, and alerting Monitors web, iOS, Android, APIs, crashes, ANRs, networks, and traces Low-cost Pro pricing with custom dashboards and API data forwarding
Cons	No free plan; paid access starts at $0.15 per 1,000 sessions Advanced investigation features cost more than measurement Focused on mobile RUM rather than web RUM	Free tier is capped at 1 million sessions per year and 5 users Integration options are smaller than those of the highest-ranked products Advanced enterprise workflow and support features require Enterprise
Our verdict	Datadog Mobile RUM gives teams visibility into the performance, stability, usage, and user experience of native and cross-platform mobile applications. It captures sessions, performance vitals, crashes, errors, interactions, geographic… Read the review →	Embrace is a real user monitoring and observability platform for engineering and reliability teams supporting mobile and web applications. It brings together real-user sessions, user timelines, crashes, exceptions, network activity, Core… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Datadog Mobile RUM — where it wins

  • Tracks crashes, vitals, interactions, geography, and releases
  • Correlates mobile issues with traces, logs, metrics, and tests
  • Offers session replay with privacy masking by default

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; paid access starts at $0.15 per 1,000 sessions
  • Advanced investigation features cost more than measurement
  • Focused on mobile RUM rather than web RUM

• Embrace — where it wins

  • Free tier covers errors, crashes, basic performance, dashboards, and alerting
  • Monitors web, iOS, Android, APIs, crashes, ANRs, networks, and traces
  • Low-cost Pro pricing with custom dashboards and API data forwarding

  Where it doesn't

  • Free tier is capped at 1 million sessions per year and 5 users
  • Integration options are smaller than those of the highest-ranked products
  • Advanced enterprise workflow and support features require Enterprise

• Datadog Mobile RUM8.5/10 · 14-day trial

  A strong mobile RUM choice for Datadog teams that need deep session and crash visibility.

  Visit DatadogFull verdict →
• Embrace8.4/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  Affordable, mobile-first RUM with broad coverage across apps, web, crashes, and performance.

  Visit EmbraceFull verdict →