# AWS X-Ray

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/aws-x-ray
- **Category:** Distributed Tracing Tools
- **Homepage:** https://aws.amazon.com/xray/
- **Also known as:** aws-x-ray
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-05T14:30:26.971Z

## Vioscale score

**43.9 / 100**, confidence 48% (low).

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| price_level | 80 | 0.047 | 3.8 | ✓ |
| reliability | 50 | 0.175 | 8.8 | ✓ |
| capabilities | 57.8 | 0.07 | 4 | ✓ |
| integrations | 0 | 0.094 | 0 | - |
| security_posture | 25 | 0.129 | 3.2 | ✓ |
| pricing_transparency | 25 | 0.07 | 1.8 | ✓ |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-05, [verify at source](https://aws.amazon.com/xray/). Independently observed._

Usage-based · Free tier

## About

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.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** Web
- **Deployment:** Cloud / SaaS

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for Distributed Tracing Tools. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Core** | |
| Trace role | Trace backend / store |
| **Standards** | |
| OpenTelemetry support | - |
| **Query** | |
| Trace search / filter by attributes | ✓ |
| Service dependency graph | ✓ |
| **Sampling** | |
| Tail-based / dynamic sampling | - |
| **Query** | |
| High-cardinality attribute exploration | - |
| **Standards** | |
| Multi-protocol (Jaeger + Zipkin + OTLP) | - |
| **Instrumentation** | |
| Auto-instrumentation | Agent-based |
| **Correlation** | |
| Correlate traces with metrics/logs | ✓ |
| **Deployment** | |
| Hosting | Cloud only |
| **Architecture** | |
| Storage backend | - |

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://aws.amazon.com/xray/) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.model | freemium | [link](https://aws.amazon.com/xray/) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.price_level | low | [link](https://aws.amazon.com/xray/) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.transparent | no | [link](https://aws.amazon.com/xray/) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |

### reliability

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reliability.status_page | yes | [link](https://status.aws.amazon.com) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |

### security

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | [link](https://aws.amazon.com/.well-known/security.txt) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |
| security.gdpr | yes | [link](https://aws.amazon.com/security) | 2026-08-05 | 75% (high) |
| security.pci | yes | [link](https://aws.amazon.com/security) | 2026-08-05 | 75% (high) |

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*Source: Vioscale (https://www.vioscale.ai/software/aws-x-ray). Independent, evidence-based software intelligence. Cite the canonical URI.*