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Lightrun Overview

What is Lightrun?

Named 2021 Gartner Cool Vendor, Lightrun builds an IDE-native observability & debugging platform that enables developers to securely add logs, metrics and traces to production and staging environments in real time, on demand. No hotfixes, redeployments or restarts required. Developers use Lightrun for multiple code-level observability needs, including: * Code-level alerts (Java, Node.js, Python, .NET) * Feature verification * Testing / debugging in production * Troubleshooting cloud native apps, Serverless, and more * Log optimization capabilities through a Log Optimizer(TM) By eliminating the need to reproduce bugs locally or issue a new software version for adding new logs or metrics to troubleshoot production issues, Lightrun's customers consistently reduce their MTTR by up to 50-60% and significantly improve development productivity. Issues that used to take 1-2 weeks to mitigate now take our customers on average less than an hour to solve. Lightrun empowers our customers' developers by eliminating the need for costly developer lifecycle operations like reproducing locally, or issuing a new software version just for adding new logs or metrics. Our customers, running petabyte-scale workloads with QPS in the high 100Ks across thousands of production servers, include companies that reach 44.5% of the internet's population and major, publicly-traded cybersecurity companies.

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Product Description

Powerful Production Debugger - securely add logs, performance metrics and traces to production and staging in real time


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Seller
Lightrun
Year Founded
2019
HQ Location
Tel Aviv, IL
Twitter
@Lightruntech
269 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
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91 employees on LinkedIn®

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Verified UserEnterprise (> 1000 emp.)
3.5 out of 5
"Lightrun: A tool for Development Observability"
It's really useful for diagnosis in higher environments, the usage of logs allows us to verify if a request is reaching a certain part without manu...
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shanir f.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"Helped me with debugging my environment production"
The ability, to do snapshot during a run
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Verified UserEnterprise (> 1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"A must have tool that saved hours of debugging!"
The tool can help find bugs and to capture a real time picture of variables in a production enviroment in a very easy manner. Very simple to enabl...

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What do you like best about Lightrun?

Lightrun helped us to debug a complex system in production with very few steps. It helped us also to with sneaky memory leaks.

The IDE plugin just works!

The deployment and the integration was just like installing any 3rd party libs.

The snapshot feature helped us a lot.

Thanks to Eliran and Noam for the support🙏🏼 Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Lightrun?

The bad thing is that you need to know what you are looking for.

Also maybe the tags should be better Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Lightrun solving and how is that benefiting you?

Some sneaky memory leaks and some annoying bugs that were reproduced only in production Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Lightrun?

Lightrun has changed the way I approach debugging for my cloud-native applications. The ability to debug during runtime, directly from my preferred integrated development environment (IDE), has been a game-changer in my development workflow.

The seamless integration of Lightrun with my IntelliJ IDE has been a boon. Gone are the days of having to rely solely on post-mortem analysis or setting up elaborate debugging environments. With Lightrun, I can now put breakpoints, inspect variables, and step through my code as it's actually running, all without disrupting the application's flow. This dynamic approach to debugging has been instrumental in identifying and resolving issues that might have been elusive otherwise.

One of the most significant advantages of using Lightrun is the speed at which I can address problems. By being able to debug directly from my IDE, I can quickly pinpoint the root cause of issues and make necessary corrections without the need for time-consuming back-and-forths between code and debugger interfaces. This has had a tangible impact on my productivity and has allowed me to allocate more time to actual development tasks rather than wrestling with debugging complexities.

Moreover, Lightrun aligns perfectly with the fast-paced nature of modern development. It not only accelerates issue resolution but also empowers me to experiment and iterate more effectively. This is particularly vital in a cloud-native environment where changes need to be implemented swiftly to meet evolving requirements.

In conclusion, Lightrun's ability to facilitate real-time debugging from within my IntelliJ IDE has elevated the quality and speed of my development activities. It's a tool that has brought efficiency, precision, and agility to my Java development process, allowing me to build and refine cloud-native applications with greater confidence and swiftness. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Lightrun?

I'll be happy to see the solution grows and cover more technologies, it certainly on the right path Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Lightrun solving and how is that benefiting you?

Real time debugging Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Director, UAT Canada
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What do you like best about Lightrun?

Lightrun has been a game-changer for me as a tester, addressing a critical pain point that many of us encounter: the challenge of debugging production-specific bugs.

Lightrun's standout feature is its direct integration into the production environment. This capability eliminates the need for back-and-forth emails and replication requests. As a tester, I can now swiftly identify issues, evaluate variables, and scrutinize expressions in real-time, all while the system functions seamlessly.

In my short time using Lightrun, I'm yet to uncover significant drawbacks. This tool has streamlined my workflow, providing efficient solutions for debugging, especially considering testers' need for access to production environments, which can be a hurdle in some organizations.

Lightrun addresses a vital concern for testers: the ability to debug in production. This eliminates the time-consuming process of recreating issues in development environments that might differ significantly. With Lightrun, I can now provide more accurate insights to the development team, enhancing collaboration and efficiency.

In conclusion, Lightrun's real-time debugging capabilities have transformed how I tackle production-specific bugs. Its integration into the production environment is a testament to its value, significantly enhancing my testing process and effectiveness Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Lightrun?

Lightrun's real-time debugging capabilities have transformed how I tackle production-specific bugs. Its integration into the production environment is a testament to its value, significantly enhancing my testing process and effectiveness Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Lightrun solving and how is that benefiting you?

As a tester, I can now swiftly identify issues, evaluate variables, and scrutinize expressions in real-time, all while the system functions seamlessly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Lightrun?

The tool is user friendly. It contains the features necessary for us to perform appopriate failure analysis. Our prior state (and current state for many teams) involves cobbling together from various sources and using individuals as oracles for past failures. Lightrun makes it easier to doo root cause analysis. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Lightrun?

Nothing about Lightrun the tool. I would love to see some industry recognized certifications on the tool with additional "university" courses from the vendor, so as I recruit I can have more confidence in an individuals ability. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Lightrun solving and how is that benefiting you?

Don't need to reproduce the prod environment to perform root cause analysis on incidents.

Ability to pinpoint issues so we can take preventive measures. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Lightrun?

Lightrun makes it easy to gain insight into the production environment without going through the tedious process of making changes to the codebase (no PRs, no release pipelines needed). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Lightrun?

The setup could have been more intuitive but once you get it to work it's great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Lightrun solving and how is that benefiting you?

Ligthrun allows me to gain insight into my services running in production without having to make changes to the codebase which is a great timesaver. It offers anything I need to examin things live, making it easier to detect issues early on and fix them faster than with traditional tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Lightrun?

The ability to add logs, and metrics to a running application without requiring restarts or redeployment is extremely helpful. The integration is also simple and straightforward. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Lightrun?

No complaints. Thus far in my use of Lightrun, I haven't encountered any specific problems Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Lightrun solving and how is that benefiting you?

Lightrun addresses the challenges of real-time debugging and dynamic observability in applications that are already running - in other words, by adding logs, metrics, and traces in real-time and on-demand, teams can achieve significant time savings and increase efficiency. This can improve metrics such as Mean Time to Detection and Mean Time to Recovery. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Lightrun?

- It supports typescript!

- I can easily add logs and snapshots to a running code in production without the need to wait for a deployment to run. this is a major advantage if I need to understand what's going on in real-time.

- I don't need to replicate the production environment in my local machine. I can work directly on production. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Lightrun?

- no support in GO which is unfortunate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Lightrun solving and how is that benefiting you?

I don't need to spend time recreating an environment with the archituecture as in production,

I can simply add logs and snapshots to a running code and get to the bottom of raised issues rather quick Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Lightrun?

1. Reduce a lot of time and effort to debug issues in distributed production Environment.

2. Very easy-to-use, clear, and simple user interface.

3. Bring varieties of options such as trace printing and console.logs

4. Great user interface, integrated into the vscode as an extension. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Lightrun?

Generally, to tool is excellent,

We can always improve the way of manage agents/ instances from the app/ website management dashboard and manage the tool more at the user level and not the account level. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Lightrun solving and how is that benefiting you?

Before using Lightrun, the procedure for investigating and debugging stuff in production environment was complex. With light run we not depend on technical knowledge and reduce the time for actually debugging the system and find issues root causes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Lightrun?

We have been using Lightrun for several years now and the tool is a tremendous time saver. it is almost as good as running IDE debugger attached to production env. The ability to print log conditionally is especailly useful.

Also, the guys over at Lightrun are very responsive for questions and comments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Lightrun?

the compiler that Lighgtrun uses is not as powerful as the one from the JDK so you need to learn its eccentricities. for example, it does not do autoboxing so you cannot compare Integer object to number literal like you would do in your source code. you have to explicitly convert the object to primitive value (intValue())

The guys at Lightrun have improved the user experience of the tool with every new release, and there is still way to go. there are little QoL improvements that can help in picking tags of server instances, managing multiuple log files and snapahots.

Also, I can see many places where AI would be very helpful: creating log condiitons and expressions, duplicating log msgs, "linking" log msgs at begining and exit of method, auto expiration of logs and snapshots ... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Lightrun solving and how is that benefiting you?

We devs all have encountered cases where an error is only reproducible in production. For example, integration with an external system that requires credentials of user that are (of course) unavailable. So I examine production log files and I can identify the area where the cause of the error might reside, but I need more data than is presented in the log files. sometimes I need to understand how a specific if statement is resolved or what is the data that was just fetched from DB.

in the past, we had to fork master branch, add the necessary log msgs and deploy to a separate production env and recreate the error. this was an iterative process that was very time consuming and error prone.

with Lightrun, I can add log msgs and snapshots of data structures on-the-fly. We have also used lightrun to do performance testing on env that is replica of production. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Sr. Director, Product Management
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What do you like best about Lightrun?

Lightrun enables me to debug my distributed app on AWS EKS during runtime from my IDE

With lightrun I can troubleshoot my application directly from my development environment and reduce my MTTR so I can advance with my development activities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Lightrun?

Nothing to dislike. Just continue to grow and add great features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Lightrun solving and how is that benefiting you?

I can control the level of logging in real time as needed, allowing be to be efficient both in terms of time spent going through logs and $ spent. But when I need extended logging, I have it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.