# Pyroscope vs Scout APM

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Pyroscope

| Attribute | Pyroscope | Scout APM |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 61.6 (59% (medium)) | 49.9 (49% (low)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Observability service providing visibility into infrastructure usage and costs, including tracking of artificial intelligence tool consumption for billing purposes. It is indexed under APM Tools.","source":"https://grafana.com/oss/pyroscope/","question":"What is Pyroscope?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Pyroscope offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $0.05. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://grafana.com/oss/pyroscope/","question":"Is Pyroscope free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Pyroscope supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://grafana.com/oss/pyroscope/","question":"What platforms does Pyroscope support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Pyroscope, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://grafana.com/oss/pyroscope/","question":"Can Pyroscope be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR for Pyroscope. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Pyroscope not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://trust.grafana.com","question":"What security certifications does Pyroscope have?","confidence":0.7}]` | `[{"answer":"A cloud-based monitoring solution offering error monitoring, application performance analysis, and log management capabilities in a unified interface. Designed to help developers quickly identify and resolve performance issues, bugs, and log analysis problems. It is indexed under APM Tools.","source":"https://scoutapm.com","question":"What is Scout APM?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Scout APM offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://scoutapm.com","question":"Is Scout APM free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Scout APM supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://scoutapm.com","question":"What platforms does Scout APM support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Scout APM, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://scoutapm.com","question":"Can Scout APM be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 4 integrations for Scout APM, including Slack, PagerDuty, Discord and Email. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://scoutapm.com","question":"What does Scout APM integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for Scout APM. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Scout APM not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://scoutapm.com/privacy","question":"What security certifications does Scout APM have?","confidence":0.7}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | Observability service providing visibility into infrastructure usage and costs, including tracking of artificial intelligence tool consumption for billing purposes. | A monitoring platform that consolidates error tracking, application performance monitoring, and log management in a single interface, designed for developer teams with direct integration into AI coding tools via MCP, CLI, and API. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"both","code_profiling":true,"distributed_tracing":true}` | `{"hosting":"cloud","languages":"Ruby, Python, Node.js, PHP, Elixir","otel_support":"native","db_monitoring":true,"code_profiling":true,"error_analytics":true,"anomaly_detection":true,"distributed_tracing":true,"auto_instrumentation":true}` |
| integrations.count | 1 | 5 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Grafana"}]` | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"PagerDuty"},{"name":"Discord"},{"name":"Email"},{"name":"Zapier","direction":"outbound"}]` |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"$0/month","features":["All Grafana Cloud services with limited usage","Community support","14 days retention for metrics, logs, traces, profiles, & k6 performance tests"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Always free, perfect for personal projects and early-stage startups","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"From $19/month + usage with volume discounts","features":["Pay as you go above Free tier","8×5 email support","13 months retention for metrics; 30 days retention for logs, traces, profiles, & k6 performance tests"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":19,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.05,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Self-serve pay-as-you-go with volume discounts","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"From $25,000/year","features":["Premium support","Custom retention","Deployment flexibility (Public Cloud, Federal Cloud, Bring Your Own Cloud)"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":25000,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Full-service for companies with security, compliance, and deployment requirements","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free tier with $0 cost. Pro from $19/month + usage. Enterprise from $25,000/year.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://grafana.com/oss/pyroscope/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T13:12:09.793Z","startingPrice":{"amount":0.05,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","summary":"Monthly subscription with usage fees. Free tier available for open source projects.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://scoutapm.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T20:44:34.667Z","billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | low |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.fedramp | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.trust_center | https://grafana.com/security/hall-of-fame/issue_35/ | - |

## Capabilities (APM Tools)

| Capability | Pyroscope | Scout APM |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Instrumentation** |  |  |
| Auto-instrumentation | - | ✓ |
| Distributed tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Insight** |  |  |
| Service map | - | - |
| Code / continuous profiling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Database monitoring | - | ✓ |
| Error analytics | - | ✓ |
| Real-user monitoring | - | - |
| SLO / error-budget tracking | - | - |
| **Intelligence** |  |  |
| Anomaly / root-cause AI | - | ✓ |
| **Standards** |  |  |
| OpenTelemetry support | - | OTel-native |
| **Core** |  |  |
| Language agents | - | Ruby, Python, Node.js, PHP, Elixir |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud + self-hosted | Cloud only |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T22:54:47.408Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*