Available worldwide · Popular in: US
What is Tracetest?
A testing platform that uses distributed trace data to rapidly create and validate integration and end-to-end tests, while verifying the quality of OpenTelemetry instrumentation.
Tracetest 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.
Free cloud tier and open-source. Enterprise self-hosted with 1 month free trial.
Cloud-based Managed Tracetest
FreeEnterprise Self-hosted Tracetest
Contact salesHobby Self-hosted Open-source Tracetest Core
FreeWhat Tracetest does
The capabilities that matter for distributed tracing tools, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Trace role
- SaaS platform
- OpenTelemetry support
- OTLP ingest
- Multi-protocol (Jaeger + Zipkin + OTLP)
- ✓
- Trace search / filter by attributes
- ✓
- Service dependency graph
- ✓
- High-cardinality attribute exploration
- -
- Tail-based / dynamic sampling
- -
- Auto-instrumentation
- None
- Correlate traces with metrics/logs
- -
- Hosting
- Self-hosted only
- Storage backend
- Multiple backends: Jaeger, Lightstep, Elastic, Tempo, Zipkin, OpenSearch
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- Web
- Cloud / SaaS
- Self-hosted
Integrations (16)
Independently observed- OpenTelemetry←•
- k6
- Cypress
- Playwright
- Postman
- Artillery
- GitHub
- Jaeger
- Lightstep
- Elastic
- Zipkin
- OpenTelemetry Collector
- Kafka
- Tempo
- SignalOz
- Dash0
Security & compliance
Known vulnerabilities: 0 (0 in the last 12 months) sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality
Tracetest FAQ
Common questions about Tracetest, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is Tracetest?
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. It is indexed under Distributed Tracing Tools.
Source: https://tracetest.io/
Is Tracetest free to use?
Tracetest is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the ISC licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://tracetest.io/
What platforms does Tracetest support?
Tracetest supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Source: https://tracetest.io/
Can Tracetest be self-hosted?
Yes. Tracetest can be deployed on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.
Source: https://tracetest.io/
What does Tracetest integrate with?
We have confirmed 15 integrations for Tracetest, including k6, Cypress, Playwright, Postman, Artillery, GitHub, Jaeger and Lightstep, plus 7 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
Source: https://tracetest.io/
Is Tracetest open source?
Yes. Tracetest is published under the ISC licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.
Where is Tracetest available?
Tracetest is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.
Source: https://tracetest.io/
Tracetest alternatives
Other distributed tracing tools we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- OpenTelemetryAn open source framework providing standardized APIs and tools for instrumenting cloud-native applications to generate observability datalow · 48%
- Grafana TempoA cost-effective distributed tracing backend that scales with minimal infrastructure complexitymedium · 53%
- AWS X-Raymedium · 63%
- UptraceAn observability platform providing unified traces, metrics, and logs with predictable, usage-based pricing instead of complex enterprise licensingmedium · 60%
- HoneycombReal-time observability platform for debugging production systems and monitoring AI workloadsmedium · 73%
- SigNozObservability platform unifying traces, metrics, and logs with OpenTelemetry-native designmedium · 55%
Compare Tracetest
Side by side against other distributed tracing tools, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Tracetest, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Release cadence | 99 | 0.05 | 5.2 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 58 | 0.06 | 3.6 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 35 | 0.07 | 2.5 | ✓ |
| Package downloads | 17 | 0.14 | 2.3 | ✓ |
| Stars | 59 | 0.03 | 1.5 | ✓ |
| Dependent projects | 8 | 0.06 | 0.5 | ✓ |
| Development activity | 0 | 0.09 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 0 | 0.12 | 0.0 | - |
| Security score | 0 | 0.04 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Adoption
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 7 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 62% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Hosting: self · Trace role: platform · Service map: Yes · Otel support: ingest · Trace search: Yes · Multi protocol: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-09-14 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 15 | mediumsource · 2026-08-14 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Go | highsource · 2026-09-11 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | ISC | highsource · 2026-09-11 · 85% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | mediumsource · 2026-08-14 · 50% |
Pricing
Release
Security
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | highsource · 2026-09-11 · 90% |
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