OpenTelemetry Observability

The cluster focuses on discussions recommending or questioning the use of OpenTelemetry (OTel) for observability needs like metrics, tracing, and logging, often suggesting it as an alternative or standard to other tools.

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e.g US OSS OpenTracing atatus.com RUM opentelemetry.io OpenTelemetry UI JVM metrics traces collector tracing logging logs sdk prometheus agent vendor

Sample Comments

wdb Mar 13, 2022 View on HN

Why no mentioning of Opentelemetry (metrics, tracing, logging) ?

ilyt Jan 11, 2023 View on HN

Any thoughts about OpenTelemetry ? That covers both logs, tracing and metrics

bgoosman Dec 13, 2025 View on HN

Wasn't OpenTelemetry invented for this purpose?

0x6c6f6c Feb 20, 2023 View on HN

Any reason why this isn't just using OpenTelemetry?

caniszczyk Nov 13, 2019 View on HN

Check out https://opentelemetry.io

marshmellman Feb 19, 2021 View on HN

You might be interested in OpenTracing/OpenTelemetry, in case you’re not aware of it: https://opentracing.io/

esafak Jun 5, 2025 View on HN

Have you compared it with alternatives, like using otel for observability?

shitlord May 9, 2023 View on HN

Thanks, that is helpful. The OpenTelemetry integration seems like it will provide the most useful insights.

_pdp_ Dec 23, 2024 View on HN

Why can't you use opentelemetry for something like this?

potamic Feb 13, 2023 View on HN

How good are they at opentelemetry support?