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Comparison

OpenTelemetry vs Uptrace

On the evidence we track, OpenTelemetry leads this comparison with a composite score of 71/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

OpenTelemetry full profile →Uptrace full profile →
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★OpenTelemetry71
Uptrace63
Score
Vioscale score
OpenTelemetry71 / 100medium · 61%updating
Uptrace63 / 100medium · 63%updating
Pricing
Free tier
OpenTelemetry✓
Uptrace✓
Model
OpenTelemetrycommercial
Uptracefreemium
Price level
OpenTelemetryfree
Uptracelow
Transparent
OpenTelemetry✓
Uptrace✓
Integrations
Count
OpenTelemetry3
Uptrace14
Security
Disclosure policy
OpenTelemetry✓
Uptrace–
Gdpr
OpenTelemetry✓
Uptrace✓
Scorecard
OpenTelemetry7.9
Uptrace–
Soc2
OpenTelemetry–
Uptrace✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
OpenTelemetry–
Uptrace99.9
Status page
OpenTelemetry✓
Uptrace✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
OpenTelemetry–
Uptrace0
Github stars
OpenTelemetry7,452
Uptrace4,270
Package downloads weekly
OpenTelemetry110,515,759
Uptrace3,588
Activity
Commits last 30d
OpenTelemetry97
Uptrace–
Release
Cadence days
OpenTelemetry14
Uptrace11
History
OpenTelemetry20 items
Uptrace20 items
License
Spdx
OpenTelemetryApache-2.0
UptraceAGPL-3.0
Language
Primary
OpenTelemetryGo
UptraceGo
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Core
Trace role
OpenTelemetrySaaS platform
UptraceSaaS platform
Standards
OpenTelemetry support
OpenTelemetryOTel-native
UptraceOTel-native
Multi-protocol (Jaeger + Zipkin + OTLP)
OpenTelemetry✓
Uptrace✓
Query
Trace search / filter by attributes
OpenTelemetry✓
Uptrace✓
Service dependency graph
OpenTelemetry✓
Uptrace✓
High-cardinality attribute exploration
OpenTelemetry-
Uptrace✓
Sampling
Tail-based / dynamic sampling
OpenTelemetry-
Uptrace-
Instrumentation
Auto-instrumentation
OpenTelemetryAgent-based
UptraceNone
Correlation
Correlate traces with metrics/logs
OpenTelemetry✓
Uptrace✓
Deployment
Hosting
OpenTelemetryCloud + self-hosted
UptraceCloud + self-hosted
Architecture
Storage backend
OpenTelemetry-
UptraceClickHouse with PostgreSQL for metadata

What each one is

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

OpenTelemetry

Leader

A standardized platform for instrumenting applications to collect traces, metrics, and logs. Data is collected through language-specific SDKs and services, then exported to any observability backend without requiring application code changes.

Independently observed

Uptrace

Full-featured observability backend built on OpenTelemetry standards and ClickHouse. Provides distributed tracing, metrics, and log management with dramatically lower costs than competing platforms through pay-per-gigabyte billing rather than enterprise licensing models.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

OpenTelemetry

Leader
Open source
as of verify ↗

Uptrace

from $0.03/moHybridFree tier

Free tier includes 50 GB/month. Usage: $0.10/GB (scales to $0.016/GB), $0.025/M datapoints for metrics. Volume discounts automatic. No per-seat fees, unlimited users.

  • FreeFree
    • Full platform access
    • 50+ pre-built dashboards
    • Service graph
    • Alerts and notifications
    • Unlimited users, services, and hosts
  • Pay-as-you-goTraces/logs: $0.10/GB (scales to $0.016/GB). Metrics: $0.025/M datapoints. Hard spending cap available.
    • Distributed tracing
    • Metrics monitoring
    • Log aggregation
    • Custom dashboards
    • PromQL queries
    • +1 more
  • On-PremisesContact sales
    • Full feature parity with cloud
    • No feature limits
    • Custom retention policies
    • Dedicated support engineer
    • SOC 2 certification available
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
OpenTelemetry✗
Uptrace✓
CLI
OpenTelemetry✓
Uptrace✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
OpenTelemetry✓
Uptrace✓
Self-hosted
OpenTelemetry✓
Uptrace✓
On-premise
OpenTelemetry✓
Uptrace✓
Hybrid
OpenTelemetry✓
Uptrace✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Prometheus

OpenTelemetry

Leader
3 total - 2 not shared
  • Jaeger
  • Zipkin
Independently observed

Uptrace

14 total - 13 not shared
  • OpenTelemetry
  • Vector
  • FluentBit
  • CloudWatch
  • Grafana
  • GitHub Actions
  • Slack
  • PagerDuty
  • AlertManager
  • WebHook
  • Google Cloud Auth
  • Okta
  • Keycloak
Independently observed

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