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Scout APM

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Spec score 7.4 #14 of 26 in Application Performance & Observability - Enterprise Software

What it is

Scout APM is a cloud application performance monitoring and observability platform from Zimuth, Inc., available through web and API interfaces. It combines traces, metrics, logs, error tracking, and alerting for engineering teams investigating performance problems. Scout lists agents for Ruby, Python, PHP, Elixir, and Node.js. It detects slow database queries and N+1 patterns and provides query analysis. Its anomaly detection learns normal behavior for each endpoint and alerts when that behavior changes without requiring configured thresholds. An MCP server, CLI, and API let AI coding agents access production errors, traces, and performance data. Integrations include Slack, PagerDuty, Splunk On-Call, Opsgenie, Discord, Zapier, webhooks, Rollbar, Sentry, Honeybadger, Bugsnag, and GitHub. The Free plan includes 300K monthly transactions, 1 GB log data, 5,000 errors, one anomaly-monitored endpoint, and unlimited users and apps. Paid plans start at $19 a month, with a 14-day trial. Human support is included on every plan; paid plans add priority response, and Enterprise includes premier support.

Spec sheet

Purpose
Scout provides application performance monitoring and observability tools to help engineering teams identify and fix performance problems.Read 9 Oct 2026 · scoutapm.com
Integrations
Listed integrations include Slack, PagerDuty, Splunk On-Call, Opsgenie, Discord, Zapier, webhooks, Rollbar, Sentry, Honeybadger, Bugsnag, and GitHub.Read 9 Oct 2026 · scoutapm.com
Security
Scout states that it is SOC 2 Type II certified, conducts annual third-party penetration testing, and encrypts data at rest and in transit.Read 9 Oct 2026 · scoutapm.com
Support
Every plan includes human support; paid plans get priority response times and Enterprise includes dedicated premier support.Read 9 Oct 2026 · scoutapm.com
Company
Scout Monitoring is the product of Zimuth, Inc.Read 9 Oct 2026 · scoutapm.com
AI tooling
Scout says its MCP server, CLI, and API let AI coding agents access production errors, traces, and performance data.Read 9 Oct 2026 · scoutapm.com
Anomaly detection
Scout learns each endpoint's normal patterns and alerts when performance behavior changes, without requiring thresholds to be configured.Read 9 Oct 2026 · scoutapm.com
HIPAA
Scout says Enterprise can be used in HIPAA-compliant environments with appropriate data handling agreements and security measures, and that a BAA is available.Read 9 Oct 2026 · scoutapm.com
Languages
The site lists Ruby, Python, PHP, Elixir, and Node.js agents.Read 9 Oct 2026 · scoutapm.com
Monitoring data
Scout combines traces, metrics, logs, error tracking, and alerting in one platform.Read 9 Oct 2026 · scoutapm.com
Plan limits
When a plan's monthly transaction limit is exceeded, Scout continues monitoring but stops recording new transactions in the dashboard.Read 9 Oct 2026 · scoutapm.com
Query analysis
Scout detects slow database queries and N+1 patterns and provides query analysis.Read 9 Oct 2026 · scoutapm.com

Plans and prices

More Anomaly Detection $10 a month 10 additional endpoints monitored Read 9 Oct 2026 · scoutapm.com
More Errors $19 a month 50,000 additional errors Read 9 Oct 2026 · scoutapm.com
Startup $19 a month 600K transactions · 5k errors · 1 GB logs · 10 endpoints monitored for anomalies Read 9 Oct 2026 · scoutapm.com
Small $39 a month 1.2M transactions · 5k errors · 1 GB logs · 10 endpoints monitored for anomalies Read 9 Oct 2026 · scoutapm.com
More Logs $40 a month 30 GB additional log storage Read 9 Oct 2026 · scoutapm.com
Production Ready $64 a month $108/mo also shown on page 1.2M monthly transactions · 50,000 errors · 30 GB log storage with 14-day retention · 20 endpoints monitored for anomalies · priority human support Read 9 Oct 2026 · scoutapm.com
Medium $99 a month 3M transactions · 5k errors · 1 GB logs · 10 endpoints monitored for anomalies Read 9 Oct 2026 · scoutapm.com
Large $299 a month 9M transactions · 5k errors · 1 GB logs · 10 endpoints monitored for anomalies Read 9 Oct 2026 · scoutapm.com
Enterprise Priced on request Custom Custom transaction volume · custom log storage and retention · SSO · security and compliance audit · SLA reporting · premier support Read 9 Oct 2026 · scoutapm.com
Free Price not published 300K monthly transactions · 1 GB log data · 5,000 errors · 1 endpoint monitored for anomalies · unlimited users and apps Read 9 Oct 2026 · scoutapm.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Free plan includes 300K monthly transactions
  • Supports Ruby, Python, PHP, Elixir, and Node.js
  • Anomaly detection needs no threshold configuration
  • Combines traces, metrics, logs, errors, and alerts
  • 14-day trial is available

Limits

  • Free plan monitors one anomaly endpoint
  • Paid plans start at $19 a month
  • Transaction limits stop new dashboard recording when exceeded

Who it suits

It suits engineering teams monitoring supported application languages and wanting combined observability data, anomaly alerts, and query analysis.

Verdict

Scout offers broad observability coverage, language agents, and a usage-based free entry point. Check transaction, error, log, and endpoint allowances against expected volume before selecting a paid plan.

Where Specifiction places it

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