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groundcover vs Request Metrics

Observability platform for cloud services, not specific to web performance
groundcoverObservability, for the Cloud.Request MetricsThe easy way to track your Core Web Vitals and boost website performance. Real-user monitoring with automatic noise-cancelling and actionable recommendations. Filters - Notifications - Search - Element Attribution - Vendor Tracking - Get started free.

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What it is
groundcover:Groundcover provides full-stack cloud observability with logs, metrics, traces and Kubernetes events in a single platform.
Request Metrics:Request Metrics provides real-user monitoring and automated lab testing to track Core Web Vitals and improve website performance.
Best for
groundcover:Full-stack observability with BYOC architecture
Request Metrics:Unified web performance monitoring
Who it’s for
groundcover:Site reliability engineers, DevOps teams and cloud engineers needing unified observability.
Request Metrics:Small teams, growing teams, agencies and businesses that need web performance monitoring.
Pricing
groundcover:Freemium
Request Metrics:Freemium
Plans
groundcover:Free $0 · Pro $30 per host, per month · Enterprise $35 per host, per month · On Premise $50 per host, per month
Request Metrics:Free $0/mo · Essentials $34/mo per month · Professional $88/mo per month
Works with
groundcover:OpenTelemetry, Kubernetes, AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure, Slack, Linear, RUM
Request Metrics:Google Single Sign-on, SAML Single Sign-on
DevHunt upvotes
groundcover:39
Request Metrics:3
Launched on DevHunt
groundcover:Feb 2024
Request Metrics:Jun 2024

groundcover features

  • BYOC Architecture. Deploys inside your VPC so all telemetry stays private and secure.
  • eBPF Sensor. Zero-instrumentation data collection across infrastructure, apps and AI workloads.
  • Agent Mode. AI-driven assistant that runs queries, builds dashboards and automates actions.
  • Plain-language Explorer. Search and investigate data using natural language without query syntax.
  • AI Observability. Dedicated view for LLM calls and agent pipelines with cost and performance metrics.
  • Integrated Alerts & Workflows. Monitors, Slack and Linear connectors route alerts and create tickets automatically.
  • Cost-predictable Pricing. Per-host pricing based on average Kubernetes nodes, no ingestion fees.
  • Multi-cloud Support. Runs on AWS, GCP and Azure marketplaces with optional on-prem deployment.
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Request Metrics features

  • Real-User Monitoring. Collects real-world page load data across devices, locations and network speeds.
  • Automated Lab Tests. Runs weekly Lighthouse-powered scans for desktop and mobile pages.
  • Core Web Vitals Dashboard. Shows real-time Core Web Vitals, compares scores and highlights slow elements.
  • SEO & Benchmarking. Tracks Google SEO scores and competitor performance to protect search rankings.
  • Data Export & Self-Host. Export CSV reports and use custom hosting options with Enterprise plans.
  • GDPR-Compliant & Ad-Block Bypass. No cookies or IP storage; hostname can be changed to avoid ad-blockers.
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