Best Distributed Tracing Tools in 2026
Updated
29 distributed tracing tools ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
29ranked
0free plans on this page
$0.06/molowest paid tier
5 Oct 2026last checked
0 of the 4 here have a free tier you can use, 0 have open-source code on record, and 0 have full bars: free, open, on most of your devices and documented.
| # | App | Signal | Free tier | Open code | Devices | From | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Google Cloud TraceWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.1 |
| 27 | Alibaba Cloud Managed Service for OpenTelemetryWeb | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | $0.06/mo | 4.9 |
| 28 | Sematext TracingWeb | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 4.9 |
| 29 | SolarWinds ObservabilityWeb · Windows · Linux · Self-hosted · API | One bar | — | — | 3 of 6 | $5/mo | 4.9 |
Compare all 4 in a table
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | OpenTelemetry support | Service map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Google Cloud Trace | 5.1 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 27 | Alibaba Cloud Managed Service for OpenTelemetry | 4.9 | No | $0.06/mo | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 28 | Sematext Tracing | 4.9 | No | — | No | 17.1 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 29 | SolarWinds Observability | 4.9 | No | $5/mo | No | 5 /mo | — | — |
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