Comparison

Grafana Tempo vs Tracetest

On the evidence we track, Grafana Tempo leads this comparison with a composite score of 63/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Grafana Tempo63

Tracetest41

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Grafana TempoLeader	Tracetest
Vioscale score	63 / 100medium · 60%	41 / 100low · 36%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	7	15
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Fedrampsecurity.fedramp	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	-
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	7.4	-
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 2 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fgrafana%2Ftempo&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 2 · Max severity: HIGH	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fkubeshop%2Ftracetest%2Fserver&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	73	2
Github starsadoption.github_stars	5,455	1,328
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	19
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	87	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	5	1
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	AGPL-3.0	ISC
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Go	Go
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in US

Score

Vioscale score

Grafana Tempo63 / 100medium · 60%

Tracetest41 / 100low · 36%

Pricing

Free tier

Grafana Tempo✓

Tracetest✓

Model

Grafana Tempofreemium

Tracetestcommercial

Price level

Grafana Tempofree

Tracetestfree

Transparent

Grafana Tempo✓

Tracetest✗

Integrations

Count

Grafana Tempo7

Tracetest15

Security

Disclosure policy

Grafana Tempo✓

Tracetest–

Fedramp

Grafana Tempo✓

Tracetest–

Gdpr

Grafana Tempo✓

Tracetest–

Iso27001

Grafana Tempo✓

Tracetest–

Pci

Grafana Tempo✓

Tracetest–

Scorecard

Grafana Tempo7.4

Tracetest–

Soc2

Grafana Tempo✓

Tracetest–

Vulnerabilities

Grafana TempoCount: 2 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fgrafana%2Ftempo&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 2 · Max severity: HIGH

TracetestCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fkubeshop%2Ftracetest%2Fserver&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Grafana Tempo✓

Tracetest–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Grafana Tempo73

Tracetest2

Github stars

Grafana Tempo5,455

Tracetest1,328

Package downloads weekly

Grafana Tempo–

Tracetest19

Activity

Commits last 30d

Grafana Tempo87

Tracetest–

Release

Cadence days

Grafana Tempo5

Tracetest1

History

Grafana Tempo20 items

Tracetest20 items

License

Spdx

Grafana TempoAGPL-3.0

TracetestISC

Language

Primary

Grafana TempoGo

TracetestGo

Market

Availability

Grafana Tempo–

TracetestAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for distributed tracing tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Distributed Tracing Tools
Capability	Grafana Tempo	Tracetest
Core
Trace role	Trace backend / store	SaaS platform
Standards
OpenTelemetry support	OTLP ingest	OTLP ingest
Multi-protocol (Jaeger + Zipkin + OTLP)	✓	✓
Query
Trace search / filter by attributes	-	✓
Service dependency graph	-	✓
High-cardinality attribute exploration	-	-
Sampling
Tail-based / dynamic sampling	-	-
Instrumentation
Auto-instrumentation	-	None
Correlation
Correlate traces with metrics/logs	-	-
Deployment
Hosting	Cloud + self-hosted	Self-hosted only
Architecture
Storage backend	object storage	Multiple backends: Jaeger, Lightstep, Elastic, Tempo, Zipkin, OpenSearch

Core

Trace role

Grafana TempoTrace backend / store

TracetestSaaS platform

Standards

OpenTelemetry support

Grafana TempoOTLP ingest

TracetestOTLP ingest

Multi-protocol (Jaeger + Zipkin + OTLP)

Grafana Tempo✓

Tracetest✓

Query

Trace search / filter by attributes

Grafana Tempo-

Tracetest✓

Service dependency graph

Grafana Tempo-

Tracetest✓

High-cardinality attribute exploration

Grafana Tempo-

Tracetest-

Sampling

Tail-based / dynamic sampling

Grafana Tempo-

Tracetest-

Instrumentation

Auto-instrumentation

Grafana Tempo-

TracetestNone

Correlation

Correlate traces with metrics/logs

Grafana Tempo-

Tracetest-

Deployment

Hosting

Grafana TempoCloud + self-hosted

TracetestSelf-hosted only

Architecture

Storage backend

Grafana Tempoobject storage

TracetestMultiple backends: Jaeger, Lightstep, Elastic, Tempo, Zipkin, OpenSearch

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Grafana Tempo

Leader

Grafana Tempo is an open-source distributed tracing backend designed for high-scale trace collection using only object storage, integrating with Grafana, Prometheus, and Loki. It supports industry-standard tracing protocols and eliminates the need for expensive database infrastructure.

Independently observed

Tracetest

An open-source testing platform that leverages OpenTelemetry traces to enable comprehensive integration and end-to-end testing. It integrates with existing test tools and observability solutions to provide deep visibility into application behavior across distributed systems.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Grafana Tempo

Leader

from $19/moHybridFree tier

Open source (free). Grafana Cloud integration from $19/month or $25k/year enterprise.

Open SourceFree
Grafana Cloud Pro$19/mo
- Platform fee includes limited trace retention and usage
- 30 days retention for traces
- 8x5 email support
Grafana Cloud EnterpriseContact sales
- Custom retention
- Premium support
- Deployment flexibility (Public Cloud, Federal Cloud, Bring Your Own Cloud)

as of 2026-08-01verify ↗

Tracetest

Open sourceFree tier

Open source with optional paid cloud hosting

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Grafana Tempo	Tracetest
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Grafana Tempo✓

Tracetest✓

CLI

Grafana Tempo✓

Tracetest✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Grafana Tempo✓

Tracetest✗

Self-hosted

Grafana Tempo✓

Tracetest✓

On-premise

Grafana Tempo✗

Tracetest✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (2)

Jaeger
Zipkin

Grafana Tempo

Leader

7 total - 5 not shared

Grafana
Prometheus
Loki
OpenTelemetry
OpenCensus

Independently observed

Tracetest

15 total - 13 not shared

k6
Cypress
Playwright
Postman
Artillery
GitHub
Lightstep
Elastic
OpenTelemetry Collector
Kafka
Tempo
SignalOz
Dash0

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.