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For more than a decade, Cookpad, a global platform for recipe sharing and search, has relied on APM tools to monitor critical application performance metrics, like server response times and resource usage. When their previous APM tool became too expensive after price increases, they needed to find a new solution that could check all of their boxes. Scout offered Cookpad what they needed: transaction-level insights to pinpoint slow components, alerts for response time and throughput at the endpoint level, and predictable, developer-friendly pricing.

In this final part, the Scout team continues our talk with Freedom Dumalo, former CTO at Flexcar and current CTO at Vestmark. We discuss some essential questions about architecture, touch on Rails, Turbo, and Stimulus, and the key considerations for those starting off before they lock in an architecture or tech decision.

DynaBliss, building speciality medical practice platforms with Scout

The team was experiencing bottlenecks in their database, n+1 queries, and slow requests and was struggling to catch performance issues in their local testing environment, where traffic patterns didn’t reflect real-world usage. Chaskiq previously used New Relic, but the tool was unsuccessful in solving their challenges and providing the insights needed to enact positive changes.

Error Monitoring announcement, Ruby and Python agent updates.

ForAll Systems Inc. is a Chicago-based educational technology company with more than 15 years of experience developing assessment software for K–12 school districts. Their team was dealing with N+1 queries and a significant amount of slow requests. In order to diagnose issues before implementing an APM tool, Forall Systems would examine log files or try to reproduce the problems in their testing environments.

In 2025, many companies are reckoning with the true cost of microservices, especially as cloud bills grow and engineering teams face coordination fatigue.

With the assistance of Scout APM, IETF was able to identify architectural issues that had been a growing pain point for years. Read more about IETF's experience working with Scout APM.

In 2025, many companies are reckoning with the true cost of microservices, especially as cloud bills grow and engineering teams face coordination fatigue. The move back to monoliths is gaining traction, particularly for startups and mid-sized businesses that need Faster product delivery, lower operational costs, and simpler infrastructure.

News from the Scout team. Error Monitoring waitlist is accepting signups. Customer spotlight on Zagaran. News we've scouted lately.

Zartis is a digital solutions provider and Deloitte Fast50 company specializing in technology consulting, team augmentation, and product development. They partner with businesses to deliver high-quality software solutions, combining technical expertise with a deep understanding of industry challenges.

As Rails apps scale, slow SQL can start to become an issue. Database logs can help, but don't show the location of the problem code. Read this post for an understanding of where the problems can start, and how Scout can send slowness packing.