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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.

Trace Collection

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.

Service Analysis

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.

Trace Analysis

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.

Optimized Storage

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