# Grafana Tempo

> Scale tracing with minimal operational cost and less complexity

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/grafana-tempo
- **Category:** Distributed Tracing Tools
- **Homepage:** https://grafana.com/oss/tempo/
- **Also known as:** grafana-tempo
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-01T16:05:57.575Z

## Vioscale score

**63.6 / 100**, confidence 46% (low).

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

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| price_level | 50 | 8 | 400 | ✓ |
| reliability | 50 | 30 | 1500 | ✓ |
| capabilities | 57.8 | 12 | 693.8 | ✓ |
| github_stars | 70.4 | 5 | 352.1 | ✓ |
| integrations | 24.3 | 16 | 388.9 | ✓ |
| github_activity | 56 | 18 | 1007.6 | ✓ |
| release_cadence | 93.9 | 10 | 938.9 | ✓ |
| security_posture | 90 | 22 | 1980 | ✓ |
| package_downloads | 0 | 26 | 0 | - |
| pricing_transparency | 100 | 12 | 1200 | ✓ |
| stackoverflow_activity | 0 | 12 | 0 | - |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-01, [verify at source](https://grafana.com/oss/tempo/). Independently observed._

from $19/mo · Hybrid · Free tier

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

| Plan | Price | Free | Commitment |
|---|---|:--:|---|
| Open Source | Free | ✓ | - |
| Grafana Cloud Pro | $19/mo | - | - |
| Grafana Cloud Enterprise | Contact sales | - | annual |

### Open Source

Grafana Tempo open source (AGPLv3)

### Grafana Cloud Pro

- Platform fee includes limited trace retention and usage
- 30 days retention for traces
- 8x5 email support

### Grafana Cloud Enterprise (Contact sales)

- Custom retention
- Premium support
- Deployment flexibility (Public Cloud, Federal Cloud, Bring Your Own Cloud)

## About

Grafana Tempo is an open-source distributed tracing backend designed for high-scale deployments with minimal operational complexity. It requires only object storage and is deeply integrated with Grafana, Prometheus, and Loki.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** CLI, Web
- **Deployment:** Cloud / SaaS, Self-hosted

## Integrations (6)

_Independently observed._

- Grafana
- Prometheus
- Loki
- Jaeger
- Zipkin
- OpenTelemetry

## Capabilities

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

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Core** | |
| Trace role | Trace backend / store |
| **Standards** | |
| OpenTelemetry support | OTel-native |
| **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 | - |
| **Correlation** | |
| Correlate traces with metrics/logs | - |
| **Deployment** | |
| Hosting | - |
| **Architecture** | |
| Storage backend | object storage |

## Facts

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

### activity

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| activity.commits_last_30d | 59 | [link](https://github.com/grafana/tempo/pulse) | 2026-08-01 | 65% (medium) |

### adoption

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adoption.github_stars | 5,401 | [link](https://github.com/grafana/tempo) | 2026-08-01 | 90% (high) |

### integrations

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| integrations.count | 6 | [link](https://grafana.com/oss/tempo/) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

### language

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language.primary | Go | [link](https://github.com/grafana/tempo) | 2026-08-01 | 90% (high) |

### license

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| license.spdx | AGPL-3.0 | [link](https://github.com/grafana/tempo) | 2026-08-01 | 95% (high) |

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://grafana.com/oss/tempo/) | 2026-08-01 | 48% (low) |
| pricing.model | freemium | [link](https://grafana.com/oss/tempo/) | 2026-08-01 | 56% (medium) |
| pricing.price_level | mid | [link](https://grafana.com/oss/tempo/) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.starting_gbp | 19 | [link](https://grafana.com/oss/tempo/) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.transparent | yes | [link](https://grafana.com/oss/tempo/) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

### release

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| release.cadence_days | 11 | [link](https://github.com/grafana/tempo/releases) | 2026-08-01 | 70% (medium) |

### reliability

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reliability.status_page | yes | [link](https://status.grafana.com) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

### security

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | [link](https://grafana.com/oss/tempo/) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |
| security.fedramp | yes | [link](https://trust.grafana.com) | 2026-08-01 | 75% (high) |
| security.gdpr | yes | [link](https://trust.grafana.com) | 2026-08-01 | 75% (high) |
| security.iso27001 | yes | [link](https://trust.grafana.com) | 2026-08-01 | 75% (high) |
| security.pci | yes | [link](https://trust.grafana.com) | 2026-08-01 | 75% (high) |
| security.soc2 | yes | [link](https://trust.grafana.com) | 2026-08-01 | 75% (high) |

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