Grafana Tempo

Open source

Open source tracing backend for storing and querying distributed trace data at high scale.

by Grafana LabsOfficial site ↗Source code ↗

Pricing: free, subscription
License: open-source
Open source: Yes

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Facts & attributes

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Identity · Taxonomy

Tags(open-source;cloud-native): distributed tracing, tracing backend, object storage, OpenTelemetry, GrafanaVerified

Platform · Deployment

Delivery model(SaaS;self-hosted;desktop;mobile;embedded;managed-cloud;appliance): self-hosted, managed-cloudVerification pending

Pricing · Licensing

License model(proprietary;open-source;source-available;dual-license): open-sourceVerification pending
Pricing model(free;subscription;usage;seat;asset;transaction;revenue-share;perpetual;custom): free, subscriptionVerification pending
Source repository(HTTPS URL): https://github.com/grafana/tempoVerified
SPDX license IDs(Apache-2.0;MIT): AGPL-3.0Verification pending

Features · Product · Fit

Core capabilities(authoring;automation;analytics): high-scale distributed tracing backend, object-storage-only trace storage, trace ingestion via Jaeger, Zipkin and OpenTelemetry protocols, deep Grafana, Prometheus and Loki integrationVerification pending

Api · Integrations · Ecosystem

API available(true/false): trueVerification pending

Audience · Use · Case

Best for(Neutral editorial summary): Teams sampling 100% of traces with low-cost object storage and tight Grafana integrationVerification pending
Company-size fit(individual;SMB;mid-market;enterprise): individual, SMB, mid-market, enterpriseVerification pending
Primary use cases(build;monitor;automate): distributed tracing at massive scale, cost-efficient full trace sampling, Grafana-based trace analysisVerification pending
Skill level(beginner;intermediate;advanced;specialist): specialistVerification pending

Lifecycle · Versioning

Current version(1.12.3): 3.1.1Verified
Maintenance status(active;maintenance;deprecated;EOL;archived): activeVerification pending

Vendor · Maintainer

Vendor type(commercial;foundation;community;government;consortium;individual): commercialVerification pending

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