Are there any free or open source Datadog APM competitors that provide comparable distributed tracing for Node.js apps in 2024?
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Are there any free or open source Datadog APM competitors that provide comparable distributed tracing for Node.js apps in 2024?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (2)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 1 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
best open source Datadog APM alternatives Node.js distributed tracing 2024 SigNoz Uptrace Jaeger Grafana Tempo Google ↗
official documentation Node.js OpenTelemetry tracing SigNoz Jaeger Grafana Tempo Elastic APM Google ↗
- Official website · signoz.io
- GitHub · github.com
- Official website · grafana.com
- Documentation · grafana.com
- Set up for tracing · grafana.com
- Official website · jaegertracing.io
- GitHub · github.com
- Official website · uptrace.dev
- GitHub · github.com
- Open Source Distributed Tracing Tools for Microservices · uptrace.dev
- 6 Free & Open-Source Node.js Monitoring Tools · uptrace.dev
- Official website · elastic.co
- Node.js documentation · elastic.co
- Open-Source APM Alternatives to Datadog (2026) · pointfive.co
- Official website · zipkin.io
- GitHub · github.com
- OpenTelemetry JavaScript documentation · opentelemetry.io
- Node.js automatic instrumentation · opentelemetry.io
- OpenTelemetry Collector documentation · opentelemetry.io
- Using instrumentation libraries · opentelemetry.io
Queries
2 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
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best open source Datadog APM alternatives Node.js distributed tracing 2024 SigNoz Uptrace Jaeger Grafana Tempo OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Comparison | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
official documentation Node.js OpenTelemetry tracing SigNoz Jaeger Grafana Tempo Elastic APM OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 |