AWS Distro for OpenTelemetry
AWS Distro for OpenTelemetry (ADOT) is an AWS-supported distribution of OpenTelemetry for collecting logs, metrics, and traces.
What AWS Distro for OpenTelemetry is
AWS Distro for OpenTelemetry (ADOT) is an AWS-supported distribution of OpenTelemetry for collecting logs, metrics, and traces. Applications can be instrumented once to send correlated telemetry to one or more observability backends, and auto-instrumentation can generate traces without code changes. ADOT also collects metadata from AWS resources and managed services to connect application performance data with infrastructure information. Documented backends include Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus, Amazon CloudWatch, AWS X-Ray, Amazon OpenSearch, OTLP-compliant backends, and Amazon MSK. Deployment options cover AWS App Runner, Lambda, EC2, ECS, EKS on EC2, Fargate, and on-premises datacenters. Getting-started guides cover Go, Java, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, .NET, PHP, and Android. The project says it is backed by AWS Support, testing, and certification, and contributes changes and fixes to the OpenTelemetry community. It follows an upstream-first approach. The download page lists Collector version 0.50.0, released August 25, 2026, under the Apache-2.0 license. ADOT is listed as free, with both cloud and self-hosted deployment models.
Good
- Collects logs, metrics, and traces
- Auto-instrumentation can generate traces without code changes
- Supports AWS and on-premises deployment
- Apache-2.0 licensed and listed as free
Watch out
- Listed collector version is 0.50.0
- Documented backend list is specific to the listed integrations
Who it suits
ADOT suits developers and teams collecting application telemetry across AWS and on-premises environments. It may be useful for those working with its documented languages, Android, and supported telemetry backends.
Verdict
ADOT offers a free, AWS-supported route to collecting and routing telemetry, with multiple deployment environments and documented backends. Check that its listed collector version and supported integrations fit your intended setup.
Plans and prices
From AWS Distro for OpenTelemetry's own pricing page, checked 5 Oct 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| AWS Distro for OpenTelemetry | Free | Apache-2.0 licensed distribution · collector version 0.50.0 listed |
The facts
Each one read from AWS Distro for OpenTelemetry's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Android
- The documentation includes an Android getting-started guide.checked 5 Oct 2001
What it does
- Auto-instrumentation
- Auto-instrumentation can generate traces without changing application code.checked 5 Oct 2001
- AWS metadata
- ADOT collects metadata from AWS resources and managed services to correlate application performance data with infrastructure data.checked 5 Oct 2001
- Backends
- Documented backends include Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus, Amazon CloudWatch, AWS X-Ray, Amazon OpenSearch, OTLP-compliant backends, and Amazon MSK.checked 5 Oct 2001
- Deployment environments
- ADOT supports applications on AWS App Runner, Lambda, EC2, ECS, EKS on EC2, Fargate, and on-premises datacenters.checked 5 Oct 2001
- Instrumentation
- Applications can be instrumented once to send correlated telemetry to one or more observability backends.checked 5 Oct 2001
- License and release
- The download page lists Collector version 0.50.0, released August 25, 2026, under the Apache-2.0 license.checked 5 Oct 2001
- Open source
- The project says it follows an upstream-first approach and contributes enhancements, changes, and bug fixes to the OpenTelemetry community.checked 5 Oct 2001
- Purpose
- ADOT is an AWS-supported distribution of OpenTelemetry for collecting logs, metrics, and traces.checked 5 Oct 2001
- SDK languages
- The documentation has getting-started guides for Go, Java, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, .NET, and PHP.checked 5 Oct 2001
- Security and support
- The project describes ADOT as secure and production-ready and says it is backed by AWS Support, testing, and certification.checked 5 Oct 2001
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