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Tracekit vs Tracetest
Both stand on distributed tracing tools. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
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Choose Tracekit if you want OpenTelemetry-based tracing alongside dynamic logs and LLM observability, with plans for individuals through growing teams. The free tier is constrained to 200K monthly traces, one team member, and seven-day retention; paid plans start at $24/month.
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Tracetest pairs existing tests with trace-level assertions and can run checks in CI/CD or as scheduled monitors. Its open-source version remains available, but Core is documented for local use rather than production.
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| Tracekit | Tracetest | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | API, Web | API, Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| Lowest paid plan | Starter: $24 a month | Free or on request |
| Plans published | 4 | 1 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | tracekit.dev | tracetest.io |
| On distributed tracing tools | #23 of 32 | #19 of 32 |
Tracekit: what it does well
- Follows request lifecycles from browser to database.
- Captures live production state without redeploying.
- Tracks LLM latency, token usage, costs, and prompt quality.
- Accepts standard OTLP over HTTP.
- MCP tools are read-only and use OAuth 2.1 with PKCE.
What to know first
- Free plan is limited to 200K traces per month.
- Free plan retains data for seven days.
- Free plan allows one team member.
- Trace retention differs across plan and privacy-policy descriptions.
Tracetest: what it does well
- Checks responses, spans, and distributed-system side effects.
- Works with existing Cypress, k6, Playwright, and Postman tests.
- Runs tests in CI/CD through its CLI.
- Supports scheduled synthetic monitoring and webhook alerts.
- Open-source version remains available free of charge.
What to know first
- Commercial Cloud and Enterprise offerings have ended.
- Core is described as unsuitable for production.
- No free trial is listed.
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