Compare Cribl AppScope vs. Lightrun

AppScope introduces a revolutionary method for black-box instrumentation, providing comprehensive and consistent telemetry from any Linux executable simply by adding scope before the command. When you engage with customers who utilize Application Performance Management, they often express their satisfaction with the solution but lament the limited extension to additional applications. Typically, only a small fraction—10% or less—of their applications are equipped with APM, while they rely on basic metrics for the remainder. This raises the question: what happens to the other 80%? This is where AppScope comes into play. It eliminates the need for language-specific instrumentation and does not require input from application developers. As a language-agnostic tool that operates entirely in userland, AppScope can be utilized with any application and seamlessly scales from command-line interfaces to production environments. Users can channel AppScope data into any pre-existing monitoring tool, time-series database, or logging solution. Furthermore, AppScope empowers Site Reliability Engineers and Operations teams to closely analyze live applications, providing insights into their functionality and performance across various deployment environments, whether on-premises, in the cloud, or within containerized systems. This capability not only enhances monitoring but also fosters a deeper understanding of application behavior, paving the way for improved performance management.

Enhance both your production and staging environments by integrating logs, metrics, and traces in real-time and on-demand directly from your IDE or command line interface. With Lightrun, you can significantly improve productivity and achieve complete code-level visibility. You can add logs and metrics instantly while services are operational, making it easier to debug complex architectures like monoliths, microservices, Kubernetes, Docker Swarm, ECS, and serverless applications. Quickly insert any missing log lines, instrument necessary metrics, or establish snapshots as needed without the hassle of recreating the production setup or redeploying. When you invoke instrumentation, the resulting data gets sent to your log analysis platform, IDE, or preferred APM tool. This allows for thorough analysis of code behavior to identify bottlenecks and errors without interrupting the running application. You can seamlessly incorporate extensive logs, snapshots, counters, timers, function durations, and much more without risking system stability. This streamlined approach lets you focus on coding rather than getting bogged down in debugging, eliminating the need for constant restarts or redeployments when troubleshooting. Ultimately, this results in a more efficient development workflow, allowing you to maintain momentum on your projects.