Causely

What Causely is

Causely provides a causal model of a live system so operations agents can investigate problems and take proactive action. Its causal inference traces upstream causes behind cascading symptoms, with results described as deterministic and explainable. Agents can traverse the causal graph to assess blast radius and compare system behavior before and after a deployment. They connect to the model through MCP.

Causely ingests traces, metrics, logs, and alerts from existing observability tools. OpenTelemetry, Datadog, and Prometheus are named examples. Its supported technologies span 73 listed technologies, including agents, telemetry sources, installation options, and workflow destinations such as Slack and Microsoft Teams. The product offers full-stack telemetry coverage, root-cause analysis, automated remediation, and workflow automation.

Deployment options include Kubernetes, Docker, hybrid SaaS, and bring-your-own-cloud. In its BYOC option, the application can run entirely in the customer environment, including in air-gapped deployments. Causely says raw source data remains in that environment while distilled symptom state is sent to its SaaS backend; transferred symptom data is encrypted in transit and at rest. The Professional Edition costs $2,000 per month and includes up to 500 services and 30 days of data retention. Causely was founded in 2022 and is based in New York.

Who it suits

Causely is aimed at teams building or operating operations agents, as well as SRE and platform teams responsible for reliability. It suits teams that want agents to use causal context from telemetry and need hybrid or private deployment options.

Limits

Professional Edition covers up to 500 services and retains data for 30 days. Enterprise Edition lists no limit on included services and offers custom data retention.

Getting started

1. Visit https://www.causely.ai/.
2. Start the 30-day trial.
3. Select Professional Edition at $2,000 per month or request an Enterprise custom plan.
4. Deploy the mediator in Kubernetes, Docker, or another supported environment.
5. Connect telemetry sources and agents to the causal model through MCP.

Verdict

Choose Causely if your operations agents or reliability teams need causal analysis across telemetry and deployment changes. The Professional Edition includes up to 500 services, all published integrations, and standard hybrid deployment. Teams needing unlimited included services, custom retention, custom integrations, or on-premises and air-gapped options can consider Enterprise Edition, which uses custom plans.