Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Akamai mPulse
Akamai mPulse clearly comes out ahead of Datadog Real User Monitoring on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Neither lists a free tier.
| Overview |  Akamai mPulseEnterprise-grade RUM correlating performance with business outcomes. | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | saas tool |
| Company | Akamai Technologies | Datadog |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | DevelopmentFinTech | DevelopmentSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | observability-apm | observability-apm |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Akamai mPulse
custom
usage based
| Feature | akamai-mpulse | datadog-real-user-monitoring |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Analytics Dashboard | ||
| Browser Real User Monitoring | ||
| Anomaly Detection | ||
| Mobile Real User Monitoring | ||
| Api Access | ||
| Product Analytics | ||
| Custom Metrics | ||
| Session Replay | ||
| Integration With Akamai Cdn | ||
| Interactive Maps | ||
| Real User Monitoring (Rum) | ||
| Session Detail Reporting | ||
| User Segmentation | ||
| Waterfall Analysis |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Akamai mPulse comes out ahead overall, though Datadog Real User Monitoring can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
