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Best AWS X-Ray Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from distributed tracing tools ranked against AWS X-Ray on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Grafana Cloud Application Observability Free plan LinuxMacWebWin $0.03/mo7.2
    AWS X-Ray vs Grafana Cloud Application Observability
  2. 2
    Uptrace Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $39/mo7.2
    AWS X-Ray vs Uptrace
  3. 4
    Tracetest Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.1
    AWS X-Ray vs Tracetest
  4. 5
    Apache SkyWalking Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.0
    AWS X-Ray vs Apache SkyWalking
  5. 6
    Honeycomb Free plan AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb $150/mo7.0
    AWS X-Ray vs Honeycomb
  6. 7
    Hubble Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.0
    AWS X-Ray vs Hubble
  7. 8
    Jaeger Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.0
    AWS X-Ray vs Jaeger
  8. 9
    Oracle Log Analytics Free plan apiLinuxWebWin Free7.0
    AWS X-Ray vs Oracle Log Analytics
  9. 10
    Pinpoint Free plan self-hostedWebWin Free7.0
    AWS X-Ray vs Pinpoint
  10. 11
    SigNoz Free plan AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb $19/mo7.0
    AWS X-Ray vs SigNoz
  11. 12
    VictoriaLogs Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.9
    AWS X-Ray vs VictoriaLogs
  12. 13
    Grafana Cloud Traces Free plan apiWeb Free6.8
    AWS X-Ray vs Grafana Cloud Traces
  13. 14
    Grafana k6 Free plan Linux $19/mo6.8
    AWS X-Ray vs Grafana k6
  14. 15
    Tracekit Free plan apiWeb $24/mo6.8
    AWS X-Ray vs Tracekit
  15. 16
    Pixie Free plan Linuxself-hostedWeb Free6.7
    AWS X-Ray vs Pixie
  16. 17
    Sematext Tracing Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 6.7
    AWS X-Ray vs Sematext Tracing
  17. 18
    Elastic Observability Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 6.6
    AWS X-Ray vs Elastic Observability
  18. 19
    OpenZipkin Free plan self-hostedWeb Free6.6
    AWS X-Ray vs OpenZipkin
  19. 20
    Tencent Cloud Application Performance Management Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.6
    AWS X-Ray vs Tencent Cloud Application Performance Management
  20. 21
    SolarWinds Observability Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin $5/mo6.3
    AWS X-Ray vs SolarWinds Observability

AWS X-Ray alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Grafana Cloud Application Observability7.2Free plan$0.03/moLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
2Uptrace7.2Free plan$39/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4Tracetest7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5Apache SkyWalking7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Honeycomb7.0Free plan$150/moAndroid, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web
7Hubble7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8Jaeger7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9Oracle Log Analytics7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Web, Windows
10Pinpoint7.0Free planFreeself-hosted, Web, Windows
11SigNoz7.0Free plan$19/moAndroid, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web
12VictoriaLogs6.9Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
13Grafana Cloud Traces6.8Free planFreeAPI, Web
14Grafana k66.8Free plan$19/moLinux
15Tracekit6.8Free plan$24/moAPI, Web
16Pixie6.7Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Web
17Sematext Tracing6.7No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
18Elastic Observability6.6No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
19OpenZipkin6.6Free planFreeself-hosted, Web
20Tencent Cloud Application Performance Management6.6No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
21SolarWinds Observability6.3No$5/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
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Questions about AWS X-Ray alternatives

What is the best alternative to AWS X-Ray?

Grafana Cloud Application Observability, number 1 in distributed tracing tools with a score of 7.2 out of 10. The others here: Uptrace, Tracetest, Apache SkyWalking and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to AWS X-Ray?

Grafana Cloud Application Observability is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 16 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.