TL;DR - Lightstep
- Lightstep is an observability platform for distributed tracing and monitoring
- It correlates traces, metrics, and logs to debug microservices issues
- Now part of ServiceNow Cloud Observability
Pricing: Free plan available
Best for: Growing teams
Score: 80/100
Pricing
Freemium
View pricing Lightstep offers a free plan with paid upgrades.
About Lightstep
Lightstep provides observability for distributed systems. Traces, metrics, and change intelligence—understanding what changed when things break.
The change tracking helps debugging. The visualization is clear. The integration is comprehensive.
Teams debugging distributed systems use Lightstep for observability focused on change.
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Lightstep FAQ
Lightstep has a free tier for small-scale observability. Pro pricing varies based on data volume and is now part of ServiceNow.
Lightstep is an observability platform focused on distributed tracing and performance monitoring. It was acquired by ServiceNow and integrated into their platform.
Lightstep specializes in deep distributed tracing. Datadog offers broader observability across metrics, logs, and traces. Both are excellent for different needs.