Best Distributed Tracing Tools in 2026
Updated
29 distributed tracing tools ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
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4 Oct 2026last checked
Distributed Tracing Tools, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going. 0 of the 4 on this page can be tried for free.
- 26 Sematext Tracing
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 27 SolarWinds Observability
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 28 Baselime
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 29 Google Cloud Trace
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
Compare all 4 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | Free plan | Paid from | OpenTelemetry support | Service map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Sematext Tracing | 5.7 | No | No | 17.1 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 27 | SolarWinds Observability | 5.7 | No | No | 5 /mo | — | — |
| 28 | Baselime | 5.6 | No | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 29 | Google Cloud Trace | 5.5 | No | No | — | — | — |
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