# Honeycomb vs Tracetest

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Honeycomb

| Attribute | Honeycomb | Tracetest |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 62.8 (49% (low)) | 41.3 (36% (low)) |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 2 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 1,328 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | - | 19 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A cloud observability platform that enables engineering teams to trace distributed services, debug AI agent workflows, and investigate production issues across multiple services and LLM calls in real time. Includes metrics, alerting, SLOs, and AI-assisted debugging capabilities. | 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":"both","trace_role":"backend","service_map":true,"otel_support":"native","trace_search":true,"tail_sampling":false,"multi_protocol":true,"high_cardinality":true,"metrics_correlation":true}` | `{"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 | 9 | 15 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Anthropic Claude"},{"name":"OpenTelemetry"},{"name":"Google Analytics"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams"},{"name":"AWS PrivateLink"},{"name":"Jaeger"},{"name":"Zipkin"},{"name":"OTLP"}]` | `[{"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":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free forever, up to 20M events/month","features":["Distributed Tracing","2 Triggers","BubbleUp","OpenTelemetry Support","Team Query History","Query Result Permalinks","Honeycomb Metrics","Canvas AI Copilot","Honeycomb MCP","Agent Timeline"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Testing and individual projects","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"events":"20M/month","metrics_data_points":"100M/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"Starting at $150/month, flexible event volume","features":["All Free features","100 Triggers","2 Service Level Objectives (SLOs)","Single-Sign On (SSO)","Honeycomb Support"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":150,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"gb"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.1,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Teams with production applications","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"events":"750M/month","metrics_data_points":"3.75B/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom volume discounts, enterprise support","features":["All Pro features","300+ Triggers","100+ Service Level Objectives (SLOs)","Service Map","Enterprise Support for Refinery","Enterprise-Grade Support + Onboarding","Query Data API","AWS PrivateLink","SLO Reporting API","Honeycomb Private Cloud support"],"commitment":"annual","description":"Multi-team and large-scale applications","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"events":"Variable","metrics_data_points":"Variable"}}],"addOns":[{"name":"Frontend performance analysis"},{"name":"Enterprise-grade alerting"},{"name":"Installation and enablement services"}],"summary":"From $150/month (Pro). Unlimited seats and queries. Free tier available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.honeycomb.io/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T15:29:52.948Z","startingPrice":{"amount":0.1,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"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 | yes | 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.gdpr | 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 | Honeycomb | Tracetest |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Trace role | Trace backend / store | SaaS platform |
| **Standards** |  |  |
| OpenTelemetry support | OTel-native | 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 | - | Multiple backends: Jaeger, Lightstep, Elastic, Tempo, Zipkin, OpenSearch |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:18:49.610Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*