# AWS X-Ray vs Tracetest

**Leader by Vioscale score:** AWS X-Ray

| Attribute | AWS X-Ray | Tracetest |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 63.6 (63% (medium)) | 41.3 (36% (low)) |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 2 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 1,328 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | - | 19 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Amazon CloudWatch Application Signals is an APM solution providing automatic instrumentation and observability for distributed applications across AWS services with prebuilt dashboards, service mapping, and AI-powered troubleshooting. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"cloud","trace_role":"backend","service_map":true,"trace_search":true,"metrics_correlation":true,"auto_instrumentation":"agent"}` | `{"hosting":"self","trace_role":"platform","service_map":true,"otel_support":"ingest","trace_search":true,"multi_protocol":true,"storage_backend":"Multiple backends: Jaeger, Lightstep, Elastic, Tempo, Zipkin, OpenSearch","auto_instrumentation":"none"}` |
| integrations.count | - | 15 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"k6"},{"name":"Cypress"},{"name":"Playwright"},{"name":"Postman"},{"name":"Artillery"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Jaeger"},{"name":"Lightstep"},{"name":"Elastic"},{"name":"Zipkin"},{"name":"OpenTelemetry Collector"},{"name":"Kafka"},{"name":"Tempo"},{"name":"SignalOz"},{"name":"Dash0"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Go |
| license.spdx | - | ISC |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://aws.amazon.com/xray/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-05T14:23:37.355Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Open source with optional paid cloud hosting","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://tracetest.io/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T21:35:12.948Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | no | no |
| release.cadence_days | - | 1 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/kubeshop/tracetest/releases/tag/nightly","date":"2024-11-05T15:58:37Z","type":"prerelease","version":"nightly"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeshop/tracetest/releases/tag/v1.7.1","date":"2024-10-10T17:31:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeshop/tracetest/releases/tag/v1.7.0","date":"2024-10-03T16:31:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeshop/tracetest/releases/tag/v1.7.0-rc.2","date":"2024-10-02T16:39:12Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.7.0-rc.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeshop/tracetest/releases/tag/v1.7.0-rc.1","date":"2024-09-30T17:50:11Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.7.0-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeshop/tracetest/releases/tag/v1.6.2","date":"2024-09-23T15:56:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeshop/tracetest/releases/tag/v1.6.1","date":"2024-09-17T17:56:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeshop/tracetest/releases/tag/v1.6.0","date":"2024-09-12T16:11:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeshop/tracetest/releases/tag/v1.5.6-rc.2","date":"2024-09-11T18:26:07Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.5.6-rc.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeshop/tracetest/releases/tag/v1.5.6-rc.1","date":"2024-09-10T22:49:21Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.5.6-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeshop/tracetest/releases/tag/v1.5.5","date":"2024-09-10T17:48:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.5.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeshop/tracetest/releases/tag/v1.5.4","date":"2024-09-03T22:07:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.5.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeshop/tracetest/releases/tag/v1.5.3","date":"2024-09-02T19:32:35Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.5.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeshop/tracetest/releases/tag/v1.5.2","date":"2024-08-29T17:46:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.5.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeshop/tracetest/releases/tag/v1.5.2-rc.3","date":"2024-08-29T16:49:27Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.5.2-rc.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeshop/tracetest/releases/tag/v1.5.2-rc.2","date":"2024-08-29T16:48:44Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.5.2-rc.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeshop/tracetest/releases/tag/v1.5.2-rc.1","date":"2024-08-28T18:42:25Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.5.2-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeshop/tracetest/releases/tag/v1.5.1","date":"2024-08-28T17:12:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.5.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeshop/tracetest/releases/tag/v1.5.0","date":"2024-08-28T16:42:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeshop/tracetest/releases/tag/v1.4.5-rc.1","date":"2024-08-26T22:03:33Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.4.5-rc.1"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.fedramp | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"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,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Distributed Tracing Tools)

| Capability | AWS X-Ray | Tracetest |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Trace role | Trace backend / store | SaaS platform |
| **Standards** |  |  |
| OpenTelemetry support | - | 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 | Agent-based | None |
| **Correlation** |  |  |
| Correlate traces with metrics/logs | ✓ | - |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud only | Self-hosted only |
| **Architecture** |  |  |
| Storage backend | - | Multiple backends: Jaeger, Lightstep, Elastic, Tempo, Zipkin, OpenSearch |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:18:33.401Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*