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OpenTelemetry
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| Metric | OOpenTelemetryObservability / Telemetry Framework | ΔDifference |
|---|---|---|
| Key metrics | ||
| Developer | Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) open source community project; formed by the merger of OpenTracing and OpenCensus | — |
| Subcategory | Observability / Telemetry Framework | — |
| Version | Specification v1.60.0 | — |
| Rating | 0.0 / 5 (0 reviews) | — |
| Price | Free | — |
| Overview | ||
| Summary | An open source observability framework and toolkit for generating, collecting, and exporting telemetry data (traces, metrics, and logs) from cloud-native applications in a vendor-neutral way. | — |
| Requirements | ||
| Operating system | LinuxmacOSWindows | — |
| Devices | DesktopServer | — |
| Memory | — | — |
| Storage | — | — |
| Processor | — | — |
| Programming languages | .NET/C#C#Erlang/ElixirGoJavaJavaScript (Node.js)KotlinPHPPythonRubyRustSwift | — |
| Pricing | ||
| License | open_source | — |
| License details | Apache License 2.0 for code; documentation/website content CC-BY-4.0. | — |
| Availability | available | — |
| Pricing plans | — | — |
| Features | ||
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| Audience | ||
| Industries | — | — |
| Target audience | Software developers, DevOps/SRE engineers, platform teams building observability into cloud-native applications | — |
| Integration complexity | moderate | — |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment | — | — |
| API integration | ✓ | — |
| Open source | ✓ | — |
| Self-hosting | ✓ | — |
| Getting started | ||
| Install | opentelemetry.io/docs/getting-started/dev | — |
| Demo | opentelemetry.io/docs/demo | — |
| Documentation | opentelemetry.io/docs | — |
| Pros | — | — |
| Cons | — | — |
| Resources | ||
| Website | opentelemetry.io | — |
| Source code | github.com/open-telemetry | — |
| GitHub | github.com/open-telemetry | — |