Best Tracetest Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from distributed tracing tools ranked against Tracetest on the same published basis.
- 1Tracetest vs Grafana Cloud Application Observability
- 2Tracetest vs Uptrace
- 3Tracetest vs Apache SkyWalking
- 4Tracetest vs AWS X-Ray
- 5Tracetest vs Honeycomb
- 6Tracetest vs Hubble
- 7Tracetest vs Jaeger
- 8Tracetest vs SigNoz
- 10Tracetest vs Pinpoint
- 11Tracetest vs VictoriaLogs
- 12Tracetest vs Grafana Cloud Traces
- 13Tracetest vs Grafana k6
- 14Tracetest vs OpenZipkin
- 15Tracetest vs Pixie
- 16Tracetest vs Tracekit
- 17Tracetest vs Elastic Observability
- 18Tracetest vs Tencent Cloud Application Performance Management
- 19Tracetest vs Oracle Log Analytics
- 20Tracetest vs AppSignal
- 21Tracetest vs DataBuff
Tracetest alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grafana Cloud Application Observability | 6.7 | Free plan | $0.03/mo | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Uptrace | 6.7 | Free plan | $39/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Apache SkyWalking | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 4 | AWS X-Ray | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 5 | Honeycomb | 6.6 | Free plan | $150/mo | Android, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web |
| 6 | Hubble | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 7 | Jaeger | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 8 | SigNoz | 6.6 | Free plan | $19/mo | Android, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web |
| 10 | Pinpoint | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 11 | VictoriaLogs | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 12 | Grafana Cloud Traces | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Web |
| 13 | Grafana k6 | 6.4 | Free plan | $19/mo | Linux |
| 14 | OpenZipkin | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted, Web |
| 15 | Pixie | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 16 | Tracekit | 6.4 | Free plan | $24/mo | API, Web |
| 17 | Elastic Observability | 5.7 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 18 | Tencent Cloud Application Performance Management | 5.4 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 19 | Oracle Log Analytics | 5.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Web, Windows |
| 20 | AppSignal | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 21 | DataBuff | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
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Questions about Tracetest alternatives
What is the best alternative to Tracetest?
Grafana Cloud Application Observability, number 1 in distributed tracing tools with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: Uptrace, Apache SkyWalking, AWS X-Ray and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Tracetest?
Grafana Cloud Application Observability is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 16 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.