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Comparison

Kamon vs Scout APM

No leader: the top candidate Kamon has only 0.21 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Kamon60
Scout APM50
Score
Vioscale score
Kamon60 / 100low · 21%updating
Scout APM50 / 100low · 49%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Kamon✓
Scout APM✓
Model
Kamonfreemium
Scout APMfreemium
Price level
Kamonhigh
Scout APMlow
Transparent
Kamon✓
Scout APM✗
Integrations
Count
Kamon10
Scout APM4
Security
Gdpr
Kamon✓
Scout APM✓
Reliability
Status page
Kamon–
Scout APM✓
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Instrumentation
Auto-instrumentation
Kamon✓
Scout APM✓
Distributed tracing
Kamon✓
Scout APM✓
Insight
Service map
Kamon✓
Scout APM-
Code / continuous profiling
Kamon✗
Scout APM✓
Database monitoring
Kamon✓
Scout APM✓
Error analytics
Kamon✗
Scout APM✓
Real-user monitoring
Kamon✗
Scout APM-
SLO / error-budget tracking
Kamon✗
Scout APM-
Intelligence
Anomaly / root-cause AI
Kamon✗
Scout APM✓
Standards
OpenTelemetry support
Kamon-
Scout APMOTel-native
Core
Language agents
KamonScala, Akka, Play Framework, Cats Effect, Akka HTTP, Lagom
Scout APMRuby, Python, Node.js, PHP, Elixir
Deployment
Hosting
KamonCloud only
Scout APMCloud only

What each one is

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

Kamon

Application performance monitoring platform providing metrics and distributed tracing for backend services. Supports open-source Kamon Telemetry instrumentation and integrates with Prometheus, Jaeger, and other observability tools.

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.

Kamon

from $89/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $89/mo. Free tier includes 5K metrics and 10M spans/month. Fixed subscription with transparent add-ons, no surprise overage charges.

  • StarterFree
    • High-fidelity metrics with up to 1% error margin
    • End-to-end distributed tracing
    • Service map with dependencies and realtime status
    • Built-in integrations for HTTP, Database, and Akka services
    • Track CPU, memory, and file system usage for unlimited hosts
    • +4 more
  • Teams$89/mo - 10K metrics, 100M spans/mo, 20 team members
    • High-fidelity metrics with up to 1% error margin
    • End-to-end distributed tracing
    • Service map with dependencies and realtime status
    • Built-in integrations for HTTP, Database, and Akka services
    • Track CPU, memory, and file system usage for unlimited hosts
    • +7 more
  • Business$299/mo - 30K metrics, 500M spans/mo, 50 team members
    • High-fidelity metrics with up to 1% error margin
    • End-to-end distributed tracing
    • Service map with dependencies and realtime status
    • Built-in integrations for HTTP, Database, and Akka services
    • Track CPU, memory, and file system usage for unlimited hosts
    • +7 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Custom metrics capacity
    • Custom span limits
    • Custom data retention
    • Dedicated support
    • Volume discounts
    • +1 more
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
Kamon✓
Scout APM✗
CLI
Kamon✗
Scout APM✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Kamon✓
Scout APM✓

Integrations

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

In common (2)
  • Slack
  • PagerDuty

Kamon

10 total - 8 not shared
  • Prometheus
  • Jaeger
  • Datadog
  • Akka
  • Play Framework
  • Cats Effect
  • Lagom Framework
  • Akka HTTP
Independently observed

Scout APM

4 total - 2 not shared
  • Discord
  • Email
Independently observed

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