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Traceway

Self-hosted logs, traces, metrics and session replay in one open-source tool.

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  • Rating

    4.4 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Advanced

  • Works on

    Cross-Platform

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What is Traceway?

Traceway is a free, open-source observability tool you host yourself. It combines logs, traces, metrics and session replay in one place, giving teams full visibility into their apps without sending data to a third party.

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Pros: what Traceway does well

  • Logs, traces, metrics and replay together
  • Self-hosted, data stays with you
  • Free and open source

Cons: where it falls short

  • You operate and scale it yourself
  • Aimed at engineering teams

Who Traceway is for

Engineering teams wanting self-hosted observability in one tool.

Who can skip it

Small projects happy with a hosted free tier.

Traceway alternatives

Not sold on Traceway? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

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Vaultwarden

Focus: password manager, bitwarden and security. Shares self-hosted and open source with Traceway. Adds Web. Rated 4.7 (Traceway: 4.4).

Web AppFreeWeb
4.7Visit

changedetection.io

Focus: website monitoring, change alerts and price tracking. Shares self-hosted and open source with Traceway. Adds Web. Rated 4.6 (Traceway: 4.4).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.6Visit

Dashy

Focus: dashboard and start page. Shares self-hosted and open source with Traceway. Adds Web. Rated 4.6 (Traceway: 4.4).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.6Visit

OmniTools

Focus: online tools and file conversion. Shares self-hosted and open source with Traceway. Adds Web. Rated 4.6 (Traceway: 4.4).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.6Visit

Plausible Analytics

Focus: analytics, website stats and privacy. Shares self-hosted and open source with Traceway. Adds Web. Rated 4.6 (Traceway: 4.4).

Web AppFreeWeb
4.6Visit

Umami

Focus: web analytics, privacy and dashboard. Shares self-hosted and open source with Traceway. Adds Web. Rated 4.6 (Traceway: 4.4).

Web AppFreeWeb
4.6Visit

Free alternatives to Traceway

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

ConvertX

Focus: file converter and documents. Shares self-hosted and open source with Traceway. Adds Web and Linux. Rated 4.5 (Traceway: 4.4).

Web AppFreeWeb, Linux
4.5Visit

Dozzle

Focus: docker, logs and monitoring. Shares self-hosted and open source with Traceway. Adds Web. Rated 4.5 (Traceway: 4.4).

Web AppFreeWeb
4.5Visit

Homer

Focus: dashboard, start page and homelab. Shares self-hosted and open source with Traceway. Adds Web. Rated 4.5 (Traceway: 4.4).

Web AppFreeWeb
4.5Visit

Shlink

Focus: url shortener and short links. Shares self-hosted and open source with Traceway. Adds Web and Linux. Rated 4.5 (Traceway: 4.4).

Web AppFreeWeb, Linux
4.5Visit

YOURLS

Focus: url shortener, analytics and plugins. Shares self-hosted and open source with Traceway. Adds Web and Linux. Rated 4.5 (Traceway: 4.4).

Web AppFreeWeb, Linux
4.5Visit

Kestra

Focus: workflow automation, orchestration and scheduling. Shares self-hosted and open source with Traceway. An automation tool, not a web app. Adds Web. Rated 4.6 (Traceway: 4.4).

Automation ToolFreeWeb
4.6Visit
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