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Correlated Telemetry

Correlated Telemetry

Visualize and troubleshoot metrics, logs, and traces in a single pane of glass

Significantly Efficient Traces

Significantly Efficient

70% lower storage requirements for traces compared to Elasticsearch

OTel Native Traces

OTel-Native Traces

Standardized collection with zero vendor lock-in

OpenObserve Traces

Trace Collection

  • OpenTelemetry Integration

    Collect traces through native OTLP (OpenTelemetry Protocol). Instrument applications once and export traces directly to OpenObserve—no vendor lock-in.

  • Auto-instrumentation

    Capture distributed traces using zero-code auto-instrumentation configured by the OpenObserve collector.

Traces Data Sources UI

Service Analysis

  • Dependency Mapping

    See your microservices in action. Real-time service maps reveal how your systems truly connect.

  • Performance Insights

    Spot troublemakers instantly with latency heatmaps and error trend analysis. Compare trace durations across versions to catch performance drops before users do.

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Trace Analysis

  • Detailed Spans

    Dive deep into every operation—examine spans with precise timing, tags, and logs. One click takes you from overview metrics to the exact problematic trace span.

  • Context Propagation

    Follow requests anywhere with seamless W3C trace context support. Visualize complete transaction journeys through your stack with intuitive flame graphs and revealing waterfall diagrams.

Traces UI in OpenObserve

Optimized Storage

  • Efficient Storage

    Slash storage costs to 1/140th of Elasticsearch with Apache Parquet's powerful columnar format. Get exceptional compression without sacrificing lightning-fast query performance.

  • Flexible Retention

    Set retention policies your way—no complex tiered storage needed. OpenObserve leverages object storage as your hot tier, making data management simple and cost-effective.

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