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Synthetic & RUM Quickstart

See what your users see.

We help you deploy Datadog Synthetic Monitoring and Real User Monitoring, so you can track real performance, detect issues and improve UX from day one.
See what your users see. Datadog Synthetic Monitoring and RUM.
What’s Included
 

Real visibility into user journeys.

We configure synthetic tests and RUM tracking to show you what matters across frontend and API performance.
  • 2–3 synthetic browser or API tests.
  • RUM SDK setup for one frontend app.
  • Alerting on broken journeys and critical latency.
  • Custom dashboards for UX metrics.
  • Error tracking and alert suppression.
  • Handover documentation and test recommendations.

A streamlined process to get you up and running.

We set up user journey monitoring the right way. Fast, structured and actionable.

  1. Discovery Call
    Identify key user flows, performance pain points and frontends to track.

  2. RUM Instrumentation
    We guide SDK install and capture key metrics on user interaction and latency.

  3. Synthetic Test Setup
    Deploy up to 3 synthetic browser or API tests to monitor uptime and flow.

  4. Alerting & Dashboarding
    Build dashboards and alerts for critical path monitoring.

  5. Handover
    Full test review and setup documentation for your team.

Ready to Get Started?

Deploy real UX monitoring in days, not weeks.

Give your team insight into what users experience, not just what your servers report.