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What is Kamon?

Application performance monitoring platform providing metrics and distributed tracing for backend services. Supports open-source Kamon Telemetry instrumentation and integrates with Prometheus, Jaeger, and other observability tools.

Independently observed

Kamon pricing

Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.

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from $89/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $89/mo. Free tier includes 5K metrics and 10M spans/month. Fixed subscription with transparent add-ons, no surprise overage charges.

Starter

Free
Free
monthly · min 3 seats

Great for getting started with observability in small projects

trace_spans
10M/mo
data_retention
1 day
unique_metrics
5K
  • High-fidelity metrics with up to 1% error margin
  • End-to-end distributed tracing
  • Service map with dependencies and realtime status
  • Built-in integrations for HTTP, Database, and Akka services
  • Track CPU, memory, and file system usage for unlimited hosts
  • Search traces by any tag
  • Analyze and compare metrics with smart filters and insights
  • Receive in-app and email alert notifications
  • Sandboxes for staging and development data

Teams

$89/mo - 10K metrics, 100M spans/mo, 20 team members
monthly · min 20 seats

For teams getting serious about observability in production

trace_spans
100M/mo
unique_metrics
10K
spans_retention
14 days
metrics_retention
60 days
  • High-fidelity metrics with up to 1% error margin
  • End-to-end distributed tracing
  • Service map with dependencies and realtime status
  • Built-in integrations for HTTP, Database, and Akka services
  • Track CPU, memory, and file system usage for unlimited hosts
  • Search traces by any tag
  • Analyze and compare metrics with smart filters and insights
  • Receive in-app and email alert notifications
  • Receive alert notifications via Slack and Pager Duty
  • Sandboxes for staging and development data
  • Onboarding workshops with the Kamon Telemetry developers
  • Custom instrumentation for in-house and unsupported libraries

Business

$299/mo - 30K metrics, 500M spans/mo, 50 team members
monthly · min 50 seats

For growing organizations feeling the pains of scaling

trace_spans
500M/mo
unique_metrics
30K
spans_retention
14 days
metrics_retention
60 days
  • High-fidelity metrics with up to 1% error margin
  • End-to-end distributed tracing
  • Service map with dependencies and realtime status
  • Built-in integrations for HTTP, Database, and Akka services
  • Track CPU, memory, and file system usage for unlimited hosts
  • Search traces by any tag
  • Analyze and compare metrics with smart filters and insights
  • Receive in-app and email alert notifications
  • Receive alert notifications via Slack and Pager Duty
  • Sandboxes for staging and development data
  • Onboarding workshops with the Kamon Telemetry developers
  • Custom instrumentation for in-house and unsupported libraries

Enterprise

Contact sales
Contact sales
annual

Custom capacity and data retention with dedicated support

  • Custom metrics capacity
  • Custom span limits
  • Custom data retention
  • Dedicated support
  • Volume discounts
  • Annual billing

Add-ons

  • Additional metrics capacity$90/mo
  • Additional spans$60/mo

What Kamon does

The capabilities that matter for apm tools, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.

Instrumentation
Auto-instrumentation
✓
Distributed tracing
✓
Insight
Service map
✓
Code / continuous profiling
✗
Database monitoring
✓
Error analytics
✗
Real-user monitoring
✗
SLO / error-budget tracking
✗
Intelligence
Anomaly / root-cause AI
✗
Standards
OpenTelemetry support
-
Core
Language agents
Scala, Akka, Play Framework, Cats Effect, Akka HTTP, Lagom
Deployment
Hosting
Cloud only
Independently observed

Platform & deployment

Independently observed
Platforms
  • Web
Deployment
  • Cloud / SaaS

Integrations (10)

Independently observed
  • Prometheus
  • Jaeger
  • Datadog
  • Slack
  • PagerDuty
  • Akka
  • Play Framework
  • Cats Effect
  • Lagom Framework
  • Akka HTTP

Kamon FAQ

Common questions about Kamon, answered from independent, dated evidence.

What is Kamon?

Application performance monitoring platform providing metrics and distributed tracing for backend services. Supports open-source Kamon Telemetry instrumentation and integrates with Prometheus, Jaeger, and other observability tools. It is indexed under APM Tools.

Source: https://kamon.io/apm/pricing/

Is Kamon free?

Kamon offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $89 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.

Source: https://kamon.io/apm/pricing/

What platforms does Kamon support?

We have confirmed browser-based access to Kamon. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.

Source: https://kamon.io/apm/pricing/

Can Kamon be self-hosted?

We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Kamon, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.

Source: https://kamon.io/apm/pricing/

What does Kamon integrate with?

We have confirmed 9 integrations for Kamon, including Prometheus, Jaeger, Datadog, Slack, PagerDuty, Akka, Play Framework and Cats Effect, plus 1 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.

Source: https://kamon.io/apm/pricing/

What security certifications does Kamon have?

We have independently confirmed GDPR for Kamon. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Kamon not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.

Source: https://kamon.io/legal/privacy/

Where is Kamon available?

Kamon is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in Croatia.

Source: https://kamon.io/apm/pricing/

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Balanced composite 54 / 100
low · 21%
Signal contributions to the composite score
SignalScoreWeightContributionEvidence
Pricing transparency1000.066.3✓
Capabilities670.053.4✓
Integrations300.051.5✓
Price level250.041.1✓
Reliability00.160.0-
Security posture50.120.0-

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Content

AttributeValueEvidence
Faq7 itemsmediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 64%

Features

AttributeValueEvidence
CapabilitiesRum: No · Hosting: cloud · Languages: Scala, Akka, Play Framework, Cats Effect, Akka HTTP, Lagom · Service map: Yes · Slo tracking: No · Db monitoring: Yesmediumsource · 2026-08-13 · 60%

Integrations

AttributeValueEvidence
Count10mediumsource · 2026-08-13 · 60%

Market

AttributeValueEvidence
AvailabilityHqCountry: HR · PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: …highsource · 2026-08-13 · 75%

Pricing

AttributeValueEvidence
Free tierYesmediumsource · 2026-08-13 · 60%
Modelfreemiummediumsource · 2026-08-13 · 60%
Price levelhighmediumsource · 2026-08-13 · 60%
TransparentYesmediumsource · 2026-08-13 · 60%

Security

AttributeValueEvidence
GdprYeshighsource · 2026-08-13 · 75%
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