Deepak Shukla
    Founder & CEO, Pearl Lemon · Updated
    Comparison

    Lemwatch vs Raygun

    Raygun tracks errors and RUM inside your code via SDKs. Lemwatch monitors your website from the outside — uptime, performance, SEO, security, and visual changes — with no SDK.

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    TL;DR

    Quick Verdict

    Raygun is strong for in-app error tracking, crash reporting, and RUM via SDK. Lemwatch is the external counterpart: uptime, Core Web Vitals, SEO, security headers, SSL, DNS, and visual change monitoring — agentless and flat-priced. They're complementary, but if you only need one and don't ship a complex app, Lemwatch covers the website-health side at a fraction of Raygun's growth-cost.

    Choose Lemwatch if you need:

    • Agentless setup — no SDK install required
    • SEO, security, SSL, DNS, and visual monitoring included
    • Flat $19/mo Pro for 50 sites — no event-volume pricing
    • Public status pages and white-label client reports

    Choose Raygun if you need:

    • Frontend and backend error tracking with stack traces
    • Crash reporting across mobile and web
    • Real User Monitoring with user-session context
    • APM tracing across the stack

    Compare the workflow, not a stale checklist

    Product availability, feature names and plan limits change. Use the current documentation for Lemwatch and Raygun to validate the capabilities that matter to your team.

    What must the check represent: a public page, an API, or a complete authenticated journey?

    Who will configure and own it: a non-technical team, developers, or both?

    Which evidence do you need after an alert: request context, a script result, logs, or a customer-facing status?

    This page does not treat a feature label as a permanent product fact. Confirm current coverage, implementation requirements and commercial terms with each provider before purchase.

    Honest Comparison

    Every tool has strengths and weaknesses. Here's an honest look at both.

    Pros

    • Zero-code setup — paste a URL and you're monitoring
    • All-in-one: uptime, performance, SEO, security, visual
    • Flat $19/mo Pro for 50 sites — no per-event pricing
    • Public status pages and white-label client reports
    • GA4 + Search Console integration with session-weighted accuracy

    Cons

    • No JavaScript error capture or stack traces
    • No crash reporting or APM tracing
    • No user-session-level RUM

    Raygun

    Pros

    • Strong error tracking with stack traces
    • Crash reporting across web and mobile
    • Real User Monitoring with session context
    • APM tracing for backend bottlenecks

    Cons

    • Requires SDK install per app
    • Pricing scales with event volume
    • No SEO, security, SSL, DNS, or visual monitoring
    • No public status pages or white-label reports

    How to Switch from Raygun

    Use this checklist to validate a migration in your own environment.

    1

    Export your sites from Raygun

    Export or copy the monitored URLs from Raygun using the options available in your account.

    2

    Create your free Lemwatch account

    Start with the free plan for 10 sites and confirm the checks, limits, and integrations you need.

    3

    Import and map your monitors

    Add the relevant URLs and configure the checks you want to run for each site.

    4

    Rebuild your Raygun alert routing

    Configure the notification channels and thresholds available to your plan, then test them against your existing workflow.

    5

    Run both workflows in parallel

    Compare coverage, alert behaviour, and retained history before deciding whether to change your existing service.

    Plan the migration
    Confirm the current workflow and import options
    Parallel validation
    Compare results before changing a production workflow
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    10 sites; review current feature access
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    Need help migrating? Email us at support@lemwatch.com

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