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Lightrun vs OpenText Real User Monitoring comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Lightrun
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
117th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
Log Management (82nd)
OpenText Real User Monitoring
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
42nd
Average Rating
6.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category, the mindshare of Lightrun is 0.2%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Real User Monitoring is 0.7%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
OpenText Real User Monitoring0.7%
Lightrun0.2%
Other99.1%
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
 

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Sr. Solution Architect, Project Manager at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
User-level monitoring with near-real-time analytics boosts service availability
The use case is about user-level monitoring and the availability of a service for a user. It's about whether the service is available, its performance, and the type of errors a user is receiving, from a user perspective The functions that Real User Monitor is intended for, which is to provide the…
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Top Industries

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Construction Company
16%
Government
9%
Performing Arts
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

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Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise7
 

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What needs improvement with Micro Focus Real User Monitor?
The diagnostics perspective, particularly in terms of the root cause analysis of failures, should be improved. There needs to be more development in this area, as the support and the number of peop...
What is your primary use case for Micro Focus Real User Monitor?
The use case is about user-level monitoring and the availability of a service for a user. It's about whether the service is available, its performance, and the type of errors a user is receiving, f...
What advice do you have for others considering Micro Focus Real User Monitor?
I rate the solution as nine. It is a good product. Everyone should have it as it is essential today, but choose the vendor accordingly. I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.
 

Also Known As

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Micro Focus Real User Monitor, Micro Focus RUM, HPE RUM
 

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Sample Customers

1. Airbnb 2. Amazon 3. Atlassian 4. Baidu 5. Cisco 6. Databricks 7. DigitalOcean 8. Dropbox 9. eBay 10. Facebook 11. Google 12. HubSpot 13. IBM 14. Intel 15. JetBrains 16. LinkedIn 17. Lyft 18. Microsoft 19. Netflix 20. Oracle 21. PayPal 22. Pinterest 23. Qualcomm 24. Robinhood 25. Salesforce 26. Spotify 27. Square 28. Stripe 29. Twitter 30. Uber 31. VMware 32. WeWork
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