Monitor the Performance of Critical Steps in User Journeys with RUM Operations
Datadog, Thursday, October 15th, 2026
Datadog RUM adds Operations Monitoring at no extra cost to track whether critical app steps succeed and how long they take.
Datadog Real User Monitoring captures views, actions, resources and errors, but individual events don't directly show whether a critical step worked.
Operations Monitoring, included with RUM at no additional cost, lets teams monitor application-controlled steps across real user traffic.
An operation is a technical step, such as product checkout or sign-in, that users expect to complete reliably, and teams can track its success and duration.