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Distributed tracing

Collect and search traces of requests as they cross services.

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Distributed tracing
ToolStarsLicenceTermsSelf-hostedLanguageLatestLast push
SigNoz32kOtherOpen coreYesTypeScriptv0.145.02026-10-06
Apache SkyWalking25kApache-2.0Open sourceYesJavav11.0.02026-09-30
Jaeger23kApache-2.0Open sourceYesGov2.22.02026-10-06
Zipkin17kApache-2.0Open sourceYesJava3.6.12026-08-06
Pinpoint14kApache-2.0Open sourceYesJavav3.1.12026-10-06
Coroot8kApache-2.0Open sourceYesGov1.27.12026-10-06
Pixie6.5kApache-2.0Open sourceYesC++release/cloud/v0.1.92026-09-24
Grafana Tempo5.5kAGPL-3.0Open sourceYesGov3.1.02026-10-06
Uptrace4.3kAGPL-3.0Open sourceYesGov2.1.0-beta.82026-08-13
DeepFlow4.3kApache-2.0Open sourceYesGov7.2.22026-09-28
Odigos3.7kApache-2.0Open sourceYesGov1.38.02026-10-06
Grafana Beyla2.1kApache-2.0Open sourceYesGov3.36.02026-10-05

12 tools

SigNoz

SigNoz is an open-source, OpenTelemetry-native observability platform for your team and their AI agents. Get logs, metrics, and traces in one tool with features like APM, distributed tracing, log management, infra monitoring, etc. Combined with SigNoz MCP and a native AI teammate (in SigNoz Cloud) it helps you build more resilient apps.

Language
TypeScript
Licence
Other
Stars
32k
Latest
v0.145.0
Last push
2026-10-06
Pinpoint

APM, (Application Performance Management) tool for large-scale distributed systems.

Language
Java
Licence
Apache-2.0
Stars
14k
Latest
v3.1.1
Last push
2026-10-06
Coroot

Coroot is an open-source observability and APM tool with AI-powered Root Cause Analysis. It combines metrics, logs, traces, continuous profiling, and SLO-based alerting with predefined dashboards and inspections.

Language
Go
Licence
Apache-2.0
Stars
8k
Latest
v1.27.1
Last push
2026-10-06
Grafana Tempo

Grafana Tempo is a high volume, minimal dependency distributed tracing backend.

Language
Go
Licence
AGPL-3.0
Stars
5.5k
Latest
v3.1.0
Last push
2026-10-06
Odigos

Distributed tracing without code changes. 🚀 Instantly monitor any application using OpenTelemetry and eBPF

Language
Go
Licence
Apache-2.0
Stars
3.7k
Latest
v1.38.0
Last push
2026-10-06

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