- In March 2025, Datadog launched a new Synthetic Monitoring solution aimed at improving the performance and reliability of web and mobile applications. This new product integrates seamlessly with Datadog’s existing APM (Application Performance Management) tools, enabling real time user experience simulation and proactive monitoring of application performance. This launch helps companies monitor the availability and speed of their services, offering detailed insights for reducing downtime and improving the customer experience across various devices and platforms
- In February 2025, New Relic partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to enhance their synthetic monitoring solutions using AWS's cloud infrastructure. The collaboration aims to deliver more robust, scalable, and flexible synthetic monitoring for cloud-based applications. By leveraging AWS's global infrastructure, New Relic’s synthetic monitoring capabilities can now simulate real user experiences across different regions, helping businesses improve their cloud application performance and customer satisfaction
- In January 2025, Datadog acquired Rigor, a leading provider of synthetic monitoring tools. This acquisition enhances Datadog’s monitoring platform by integrating Rigor’s advanced website and API monitoring capabilities, allowing for detailed performance insights and uptime tracking for both desktop and mobile platforms. The acquisition is expected to drive innovation in the synthetic monitoring space, giving Datadog users enhanced visibility into application performance and enabling faster identification of performance issues before they impact end-users
- In December 2024, Dynatrace unveiled a new AI-powered synthetic monitoring solution. This innovation uses artificial intelligence to automatically adjust monitoring scripts based on real user interactions and environmental factors, enhancing the ability to detect issues before they affect users. By leveraging machine learning models, the product helps businesses predict potential failures and improve the uptime and reliability of digital services. The tool is designed to offer deeper insights into both web and mobile application performance, allowing businesses to proactively address problems.
- In November 2024, Catchpoint, a leader in digital experience monitoring, announced a strategic partnership with Microsoft to integrate its synthetic monitoring capabilities with Microsoft’s Azure Monitor. This partnership enables users to monitor both cloud-based and on-premises environments using Catchpoint’s synthetic testing services. With this integration, Azure users can now get end-to-end visibility of their web and API performance, ensuring better uptime and faster service delivery across diverse digital platforms.
