Tracekit
Tracekit: A cloud tracing platform pairing detailed investigation tools with AI-assisted root-cause analysis. Ranked #16 of 32 in Distributed Tracing Tools by our editors (7.6/10); pricing: Free plan; best for AI-assisted trace investigation.
At a glance
- Editor score7.6 / 10
- PricingFree plan
- Best forAI-assisted trace investigation
- Free planYes
- Paid from$24/mo
- OpenTelemetry supportYes
- Founded2025
- Facts checked22 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- AI-assisted root-cause analysis and natural-language trace search
- Trace waterfalls, dependency maps, and P50/P95/P99 latency analysis
- OpenTelemetry ingestion and broad alert notification integrations
Where it doesn't
- Cloud deployment only
- Free plan limits usage to 200K traces per month
- Tail sampling is configured through the OpenTelemetry Collector
Our verdict on Tracekit
Tracekit is a cloud observability platform for developers and small teams investigating distributed application performance. It follows requests across browsers, services, databases, and external calls through OpenTelemetry-compatible ingestion. Its core investigation experience combines trace waterfalls, service dependency maps, latency percentiles, natural-language search, error correlation, dynamic logs, release context, and user-session context. The product is a fit for teams that want production tracing with AI-assisted investigation rather than a tracing view limited to individual services.
The permanent Free plan includes 200K traces per month, 7-day retention, one team member, and community support. Starter costs $24 per month or $290 per year and adds 1M traces per month, 30-day retention, three team members, and email support. Growth costs $82 per month or $990 per year, with 10M traces per month, 45-day retention, 10 team members, and all integrations. Pro costs $249 per month or $2,990 per year and raises capacity to 50M traces per month, with 60-day retention, 25 team members, and priority support. The plan structure makes trace volume, retention, collaboration, and support the main upgrade factors.
Tracekit’s strongest distinction is the combination of trace correlation and AI-assisted root-cause analysis. Teams can connect traces with errors, releases, logs, and sessions, then use latency and dependency context to investigate production issues. Alert delivery covers email, Slack, Telegram, Discord, Microsoft Teams, PagerDuty, and OpsGenie, while OTLP ingestion supports gRPC and HTTP. It is a suitable choice for teams wanting a focused cloud tracing workflow with AI support and clear usage tiers. Teams needing self-hosted deployment or a native backend implementation of tail sampling should consider alternatives.
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Tracekit fact sheet
| Free plan | Yes |
|---|---|
| Paid from | $24/mo |
| OpenTelemetry support | Yes |
| Service map | Yes |
| Tail-based sampling | Not verified |
| Trace retention | 30 days |
| Deployment model | Cloud |
| Pricing basis | Traces |
| Deployment | Cloud, Browser extension |
| Platforms | Web |
| Support | Email, Community, Docs |
| Built for | Solo, Small business, Mid-market (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 8 integrations: OpenTelemetry, Slack, Telegram, Discord, Microsoft Teams, PagerDuty … |
| Pricing | Free plan (source) |
| Website | tracekit.dev |
| Facts checked | 22 Sep 2026 |
Tracekit integrations
Tracekit lists 8 integrations on its own site.
- OpenTelemetry
- Slack
- Telegram
- Discord
- Microsoft Teams
- PagerDuty
- OpsGenie
Alternatives to Tracekit
- Apache SkyWalkingA broad self-hosted stack that connects traces, topology, metrics, logs, profiles, and alerts.9.4
- JaegerA flexible self-hosted tracer for teams that need control over sampling and storage.9.2
- SigNozFull-stack tracing and observability with a free edition and $49 monthly Teams tier.9.1
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