Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: SolarWinds Papertrail
SolarWinds Papertrail clearly comes out ahead of Pingdom Real User Monitoring on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. SolarWinds Papertrail has a free tier; Pingdom Real User Monitoring does not. Paid plans start at $15/mo for Pingdom Real User Monitoring and $5/mo for SolarWinds Papertrail.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | saas tool |
| Company | SolarWinds | SolarWinds |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | DevelopmentSaaS & Cloud | Development |
| Categories | observability-apm | observability-apm |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
SolarWinds Papertrail
usage based
freemium
usage based
| Feature | pingdom-real-user-monitoring | solarwinds-papertrail |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Advanced | ||
| 1 Gb/Month | ||
| 1,000 Sms | ||
| 1 Week Search | ||
| 1,000 Uptime | ||
| 1 Year Archive | ||
| 10 Advanced | ||
| Automated Export For Reporting | ||
| 10 Uptime | ||
| Encrypted Logging | ||
| 100 Sms | ||
| Everything In Free | ||
| 100 Uptime | ||
| Intuitive Web-Based Log Viewer | ||
| 20 Advanced | ||
| Long-Term Archive (S3) | ||
| 200 Sms | ||
| Multi-Source Log Management | ||
| 200 Uptime | ||
| Powerful Command-Line Tools | ||
| 25 Uptime | ||
| Rest Api | ||
| 30 Advanced | ||
| Scalable Log Management | ||
| 300 Uptime | ||
| Search Alerts | ||
| 350 Sms | ||
| Team-Wide Groups & Searches | ||
| 4 Advanced | ||
| Unlimited Systems |
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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, SolarWinds Papertrail comes out ahead overall, though Pingdom Real User Monitoring can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Pingdom Real User Monitoring's paid plans start at $15/mo and SolarWinds Papertrail's start at $5/mo, so SolarWinds Papertrail is the lower entry price. Check the pricing comparison for higher tiers and per-seat costs.
SolarWinds Papertrail offers a free tier; Pingdom Real User Monitoring does not currently list one.
