Grafana Cloud Application Observability
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VisitGrafana Cloud Application Observability vs Tracetest
What both publish
| Fact | Grafana Cloud Application Observability | Tracetest |
|---|---|---|
| Integrations | Grafana Cloud connection tiles support Java, .NET, Beyla, Grafana Alloy, OTLP, and the upstream OpenTelemetry Collector. | The integrations page lists tools including Datadog, Grafana Tempo, Jaeger, Honeycomb, Cypress, Playwright, GitHub Actions, and k6. |
| Purpose | Grafana Cloud Application Observability provides out-of-the-box application monitoring and uses OpenTelemetry and Prometheus data to support root-cause analysis. | Tracetest uses OpenTelemetry and distributed traces for testing and synthetic monitoring. |
Grafana Cloud Application Observability plans
- FreeFree
- Pro$0.03 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
Tracetest plans
- Tracetest Open SourceFree
Pick Grafana Cloud Application Observability if…
It suits software engineers who need to detect anomalies, investigate causes, and address application problems. Teams using OpenTelemetry or Prometheus can use its listed compatibility and Alloy pipelines.
Pick Tracetest if…
Tracetest suits developers and QA engineers building microservice-based distributed systems who want tests informed by OpenTelemetry traces. Teams considering self-hosting should note that Core is described as unsuitable for production.