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Lightrun Pros and Cons: Top Advantages and Disadvantages

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Users applaud the ease of use of Lightrun, highlighting its straightforward setup and efficient debugging capabilities. (9 mentions)
Users praise Lightrun for its efficient debugging capabilities, enhancing development workflows and improving customer experiences. (6 mentions)
Users highlight the efficient bug detection capabilities of Lightrun, enhancing their debugging process significantly. (5 mentions)
Users appreciate the responsive customer support of Lightrun, enhancing their experience with real-time debugging. (5 mentions)
Users find Lightrun's real-time debugging capabilities invaluable for improving development workflows and customer experiences. (4 mentions)
Users find Lightrun's intuitive interface incredibly easy to use, enhancing the debugging process seamlessly in production. (3 mentions)
Users experience occasional delays and bugs that disrupt workflows, although support is responsive and helpful. (3 mentions)
Users feel the limited features in Lightrun restrict customization and support for more IDEs. (3 mentions)
Users experience occasional delays and persistent bugs that disrupt workflows, although support is responsive. (3 mentions)
Users face numerous bugs in plugins and agents, leading to frustrating experiences during integration and debugging. (2 mentions)
Users find feature limitations frustrating, citing performance issues and bugs with plugins and agent integrations. (2 mentions)
Users report integration issues with Lightrun, including bugs and delays that disrupt workflows significantly. (2 mentions)
Users face limited compatibility with Lightrun, particularly regarding support for various IDEs and integration issues. (2 mentions)
Users desire better customization options for the UI, including personal themes to enhance their experience. (2 mentions)
Users find complex debugging in Lightrun frustrating due to "out of scope" issues and a lack of step-by-step debugging. (1 mentions)
Users suggest that UI improvements could enhance the overall experience and provide more customization options. (1 mentions)

Top Pros or Advantages of Lightrun

1. Ease of Use
Users applaud the ease of use of Lightrun, highlighting its straightforward setup and efficient debugging capabilities.
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Verified User
U

Verified User

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Lithrun helps you solve bugs when you think you've hit a dead end."

What do you like about Lightrun?

I like that it is very easy to use, just connect to the right agent and the party is on! The snapshot feature is incredible and helps you understand w

Verified User
U

Verified User

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4.5/5

"Really powerful"

What do you like about Lightrun?

Lightrun has become an essential debugging tool for our team. Its ability to capture snapshots during runtime, plus its speed, efficiency, and user-f

2. Debugging
Users praise Lightrun for its efficient debugging capabilities, enhancing development workflows and improving customer experiences.
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Verified User
U

Verified User

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

3.5/5

"Lightrun: A tool for Development Observability"

What do you like about Lightrun?

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 manuall

Roi B.
RB

Roi B.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Lightrun's Real-time Debugging: Changing the Game for Developers"

What do you like about Lightrun?

Lightrun is an outstanding product. it's really true helping developers debug in real time. no need to deploy patches with log prints, just use Lightr

3. Bug Detection
Users highlight the efficient bug detection capabilities of Lightrun, enhancing their debugging process significantly.
See 5 mentions

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U

Verified User

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4.5/5

"Really powerful"

What do you like about Lightrun?

Lightrun has become an essential debugging tool for our team. Its ability to capture snapshots during runtime, plus its speed, efficiency, and user-f

Verified User
U

Verified User

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Great tool to debug issues on the fly"

What do you like about Lightrun?

As an SRE we predominantly work on customer issues related to our product, lightrun became the go-to tool now whenever we require to debug more on ou

4. Customer Support
Users appreciate the responsive customer support of Lightrun, enhancing their experience with real-time debugging.
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U

Verified User

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

3.5/5

"Lightrun: A tool for Development Observability"

What do you like about Lightrun?

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 manuall

Roi B.
RB

Roi B.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Lightrun's Real-time Debugging: Changing the Game for Developers"

What do you like about Lightrun?

Lightrun is an outstanding product. it's really true helping developers debug in real time. no need to deploy patches with log prints, just use Lightr

5. Debugging Tools
Users find Lightrun's real-time debugging capabilities invaluable for improving development workflows and customer experiences.
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Roi B.
RB

Roi B.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Lightrun's Real-time Debugging: Changing the Game for Developers"

What do you like about Lightrun?

Lightrun is an outstanding product. it's really true helping developers debug in real time. no need to deploy patches with log prints, just use Lightr

Verified User
U

Verified User

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"A must have tool that saved hours of debugging!"

What do you like about Lightrun?

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 enable L

6. Intuitive
Users find Lightrun's intuitive interface incredibly easy to use, enhancing the debugging process seamlessly in production.
See 3 mentions

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Verified User
U

Verified User

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Lithrun helps you solve bugs when you think you've hit a dead end."

What do you like about Lightrun?

I like that it is very easy to use, just connect to the right agent and the party is on! The snapshot feature is incredible and helps you understand w

Verified User
U

Verified User

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4.5/5

"Really powerful"

What do you like about Lightrun?

Lightrun has become an essential debugging tool for our team. Its ability to capture snapshots during runtime, plus its speed, efficiency, and user-f

Top Cons or Disadvantages of Lightrun

1. Error Handling
Users experience occasional delays and bugs that disrupt workflows, although support is responsive and helpful.
See 3 mentions

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Verified User
U

Verified User

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

3.5/5

"Lightrun: A tool for Development Observability"

What do you dislike about Lightrun?

The plugins and agents are still a work in progress, there a many bugs related to them and the integration with certain agents like NodeJS have proven

Verified User
U

Verified User

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4.5/5

"Really powerful"

What do you dislike about Lightrun?

accasional delays and small bugs that interrups workflows

2. Limited Features
Users feel the limited features in Lightrun restrict customization and support for more IDEs.
See 3 mentions

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U

Verified User

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"A must have tool that saved hours of debugging!"

What do you dislike about Lightrun?

Sometimes features are limitied because snapshots can affect the app performance.

Verified User
U

Verified User

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Great tool to debug issues on the fly"

What do you dislike about Lightrun?

Nothing much to dislike about it, just if theme changes are supported in UI it would be better and refreshing. The individual taste will vary with us

3. Software Bugs
Users experience occasional delays and persistent bugs that disrupt workflows, although support is responsive.
See 3 mentions

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U

Verified User

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

3.5/5

"Lightrun: A tool for Development Observability"

What do you dislike about Lightrun?

The plugins and agents are still a work in progress, there a many bugs related to them and the integration with certain agents like NodeJS have proven

Verified User
U

Verified User

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4.5/5

"Really powerful"

What do you dislike about Lightrun?

accasional delays and small bugs that interrups workflows

4. Bug Management
Users face numerous bugs in plugins and agents, leading to frustrating experiences during integration and debugging.
See 2 mentions

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Verified User
U

Verified User

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

3.5/5

"Lightrun: A tool for Development Observability"

What do you dislike about Lightrun?

The plugins and agents are still a work in progress, there a many bugs related to them and the integration with certain agents like NodeJS have proven

Verified User
U

Verified User

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Amazing product saved the customer two months of waiting"

What do you dislike about Lightrun?

Sometimes I run into “out of scope” issues when adding a debugging condition, and I don’t always understand why. It can be frustrating in the moment,

5. Feature Limitations
Users find feature limitations frustrating, citing performance issues and bugs with plugins and agent integrations.
See 2 mentions

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Verified User
U

Verified User

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"A must have tool that saved hours of debugging!"

What do you dislike about Lightrun?

Sometimes features are limitied because snapshots can affect the app performance.

Verified User
U

Verified User

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

3.5/5

"Lightrun: A tool for Development Observability"

What do you dislike about Lightrun?

The plugins and agents are still a work in progress, there a many bugs related to them and the integration with certain agents like NodeJS have proven

6. Integration Issues
Users report integration issues with Lightrun, including bugs and delays that disrupt workflows significantly.
See 2 mentions

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Verified User
U

Verified User

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

3.5/5

"Lightrun: A tool for Development Observability"

What do you dislike about Lightrun?

The plugins and agents are still a work in progress, there a many bugs related to them and the integration with certain agents like NodeJS have proven

Verified User
U

Verified User

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4.5/5

"Really powerful"

What do you dislike about Lightrun?

accasional delays and small bugs that interrups workflows

7. Limited Compatibility
Users face limited compatibility with Lightrun, particularly regarding support for various IDEs and integration issues.
See 2 mentions

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Verified User
U

Verified User

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

3.5/5

"Lightrun: A tool for Development Observability"

What do you dislike about Lightrun?

The plugins and agents are still a work in progress, there a many bugs related to them and the integration with certain agents like NodeJS have proven

Roi B.
RB

Roi B.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Lightrun's Real-time Debugging: Changing the Game for Developers"

What do you dislike about Lightrun?

The only "complaint" I have is lack of support of more IDE's like ecplise.

8. Limited Customization
Users desire better customization options for the UI, including personal themes to enhance their experience.
See 2 mentions

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Verified User
U

Verified User

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Great tool to debug issues on the fly"

What do you dislike about Lightrun?

Nothing much to dislike about it, just if theme changes are supported in UI it would be better and refreshing. The individual taste will vary with us

Verified User
U

Verified User

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

3.5/5

"Lightrun: A tool for Development Observability"

What do you dislike about Lightrun?

The plugins and agents are still a work in progress, there a many bugs related to them and the integration with certain agents like NodeJS have proven

9. Complex Debugging
Users find complex debugging in Lightrun frustrating due to "out of scope" issues and a lack of step-by-step debugging.
See 1 mentions

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Verified User
U

Verified User

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Amazing product saved the customer two months of waiting"

What do you dislike about Lightrun?

Sometimes I run into “out of scope” issues when adding a debugging condition, and I don’t always understand why. It can be frustrating in the moment,

10. UI Improvement
Users suggest that UI improvements could enhance the overall experience and provide more customization options.
See 1 mentions

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Verified User
U

Verified User

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Great tool to debug issues on the fly"

What do you dislike about Lightrun?

Nothing much to dislike about it, just if theme changes are supported in UI it would be better and refreshing. The individual taste will vary with us

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Verified User in Medical Devices
UM
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Real-time debugging is the future of debugging"
What do you like best about Lightrun?

Adding Lightrun actions is straightforward just like a local breakpoint is working, but remotely.

It is very simple to add a snapshot and a log directly within my code

I am using Scala and for me, debugging without the need to recompile and redeploy my code, is a great time saver. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Lightrun?

Using the “evaluate” field sometimes not working for me. I assume I’m not using it correctly. I sometimes get the following error: “Invalid expression syntax” Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Omer B.
OB
Senior Web Developer and Tech Lead
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Save time and Reduce frustration with this tool."
What do you like best about Lightrun?

Being a web developer I was frustrated by bugs which reproduced only in production env and were nowhere to be found in development env.

By using lightrun to debug production env I was able to reduce time and tons of e-mails with requests for specifics about how to reproduce the bugs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Lightrun?

Nothing stands out for now, but I've been using it for a short time.

I haven't used other tools like it in the past, so this is my only experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software
UC
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Lightrun and in complex production environments"
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.

Asaf S.
AS
Vice President Of Product Management
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Efficient Cloud-Native Debugging with Lightrun: Seamlessly Debug Your Java Apps in IntelliJ IDE"
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.

Joe L.
JL
Director, UAT Canada
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Game Changer for software tester"
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.

TH
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Necessary tool for production support"
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.

Iris C.
IC
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"A great addition to the developer's toolbox"
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.

AE
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"A time saving tool for real-time debugging and dynamic observability"
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.

IS
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Working with Lightrun is cool"
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.

Or A.
OA
R&D Group Manager
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Using LIghtrun to debug, identify and solve issues in production"
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.

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