Founded as part of the broader Grafana ecosystem, Grafana Tempo is a high-volume distributed tracing backend, designed to integrate seamlessly with other Grafana tools.

Pricing

Open-source with costs associated with enterprise Grafana offerings.

Things To Consider

Standalone Tracing Features: Primarily relies on integration with other Grafana products for full functionality.

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Benefits

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Founded as part of the broader Grafana ecosystem, Grafana Tempo is a high-volume distributed tracing backend, designed to integrate seamlessly with other Grafana tools. Known for requiring minimal maintenance and its cost-effectiveness in managing high volumes of trace data, it is particularly effective when used alongside Grafana for visualizing trace data. Tempo, with its focus on simplicity and integration, supports massive scale and is designed to integrate well with cloud-native environments.

Open Source: Yes, part of the open-source Grafana suite.
SDK: Compatible with Open Telemetry SDK
Benefits:
- End-to-End Transaction Visibility: Integrates with Grafana for comprehensive visualization.
- Service Dependency Mapping: Works well with Grafana's graphing solutions to map service interactions.
- Performance Trending and Anomaly Detection: Utilizes Grafana’s dashboard for trend analysis and anomaly detection when configured.
Community Feedback: Users appreciate its seamless integration with Grafana but suggest it is less standalone capable compared to other tracing tools.