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Comparison

Blackfire vs Scout APM

On the evidence we track, Blackfire leads this comparison with a composite score of 64/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Blackfire full profile →Scout APM full profile →
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★Blackfire64
Scout APM50
Score
Vioscale score
Blackfire64 / 100medium · 72%
Scout APM50 / 100low · 49%
Pricing
Free tier
Blackfire✗
Scout APM✓
Model
Blackfirecommercial
Scout APMfreemium
Price level
Blackfiremid
Scout APMlow
Transparent
Blackfire✓
Scout APM✗
Integrations
Count
Blackfire6
Scout APM4
Security
Disclosure policy
Blackfire✓
Scout APM–
Gdpr
Blackfire–
Scout APM✓
Hipaa
Blackfire✓
Scout APM–
Iso27001
Blackfire✓
Scout APM–
Pci
Blackfire✓
Scout APM–
Soc2
Blackfire✓
Scout APM–
Reliability
Status page
Blackfire✓
Scout APM✓
Market
Availability
Blackfire–
Scout APMAvailable worldwide

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for apm tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Instrumentation
Auto-instrumentation
Blackfire✓
Scout APM✓
Distributed tracing
Blackfire✓
Scout APM✓
Insight
Service map
Blackfire-
Scout APM-
Code / continuous profiling
Blackfire✓
Scout APM✓
Database monitoring
Blackfire✓
Scout APM✓
Error analytics
Blackfire-
Scout APM✓
Real-user monitoring
Blackfire✓
Scout APM-
SLO / error-budget tracking
Blackfire-
Scout APM-
Intelligence
Anomaly / root-cause AI
Blackfire-
Scout APM✓
Standards
OpenTelemetry support
Blackfire-
Scout APMOTel-native
Core
Language agents
BlackfirePHP, Python
Scout APMRuby, Python, Node.js, PHP, Elixir
Deployment
Hosting
BlackfireCloud only
Scout APMCloud only

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Blackfire

Leader

Blackfire is an Application Performance Management platform offering both monitoring and profiling solutions for PHP and Python applications. It helps teams identify performance bottlenecks, optimize code, and prevent production crises with automated profiling and actionable recommendations.

Independently observed

Scout APM

Application monitoring platform for development teams providing error tracking, application performance monitoring, and log management in one tool. AI-native with MCP server, CLI, and API integration for coding agents.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Blackfire

Leader
from €33.25/moSubscription

From €33.25/month (Development, annual) to €158.25/month (Production, annual with 2 months free). Demo environment available; free plan for GitHub Student Developer Pack members.

  • Production€158.25/month billed yearly (2 months free) or €189.90/month
    • Profiling
    • Performance Monitoring
    • Continuous Profiling
    • Alerting
    • Continuous Testing
    • +16 more
  • Development€33.25/month billed yearly (yearly only)
    • Profiling
    • Manual assertions
    • Upsun integration
as of verify ↗

Scout APM

HybridFree tier

Monthly subscription with usage fees. Free tier available for open source projects.

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Blackfire✓
Scout APM✗
CLI
Blackfire✓
Scout APM✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Blackfire✓
Scout APM✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Blackfire

Leader
6 total
  • PHPUnit
  • Symfony Functional Tests
  • Behat
  • GitHub Education
  • CI/CD pipelines
  • Upsun
Independently observed

Scout APM

4 total
  • Slack
  • PagerDuty
  • Discord
  • Email
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.