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Traceloop alternatives: 6 apps ranked by verified data

Facts checked Nov 8, 2026AppBreakup editorialHow we rankAll LLM observability tools

Top picks

  • HoneyHive logo

    Best overall

    HoneyHive

    Free plan + paid

  • Braintrust logo

    Best free option

    Braintrust

    Starting price: $249/month (Pro)

Common reasons people leave Traceloop: free plan keeps data for only 24 hours, and joining ServiceNow adds uncertainty about the standalone product. We ranked 6 alternatives by how directly each one replaces Traceloop, then by reviews, real visits and how recently each app's facts were checked against its own website. HoneyHive currently ranks first.

Traceloop has been acquired. Traceloop says on its own website that it is joining ServiceNow.

Quick comparison

#AppPricingVerified priceOpen sourcePlatformsVerified factsScore
1HoneyHive logoHoneyHiveFree plan + paid—NoWeb, Self-hosted5 of 568.8
2Braintrust logoBraintrustFree plan + paid$249/month (Pro)NoWeb5 of 564.8
3Datadog logoDatadogFree plan + paidInfrastructure Pro, $15 per host/month billed annuallyNoWeb, iOS, Android6 of 763.5
4Galileo logoGalileoPaid$100/month per 1.2M spans, billed annuallyNoWeb, Self-hosted5 of 555.9
5New Relic logoNew RelicFree plan + paid$10 for the first full user, then $99 per user (Standard)NoWeb, iOS, Android7 of 755.0
6Weights & Biases logoWeights & BiasesFree plan + paidFrom $60 a month (Pro), billed monthlyNoWeb, iOS6 of 648.2
  1. HoneyHive logo

    1. HoneyHiveTop pick

    Best for: Enterprises in regulated sectors that need agent tracing and evals with self-hosting options

    Free plan + paidWeb, Self-hosted

    68.8

    score / 100

    Why switch from Traceloop

    Also OpenTelemetry-native, with richer evaluation workflows and SOC 2, HIPAA and self-hosting options.

    Pros

    • Free plan with full observability and evaluation features
    • OpenTelemetry-native SDKs with auto-instrumentation for many frameworks
    • Self-hosted, hybrid and single-tenant deployment on Enterprise
    • SOC 2 Type II, GDPR and HIPAA compliance

    Cons

    • Free plan is limited to 10,000 events and five users
    • No published mid-tier plan between free and Enterprise
    • Hosted free tier only stores data in one US region
    Visit HoneyHive Details and reviews
    How this score is calculated
    Editorial fit ×0.3100
    Reviews ×0.363
    Clicks (90 days) ×0.150
    Freshness ×0.15100
    Votes ×0.150

    0 counted reviews, 0 up and 0 down votes. Full formula

    Is HoneyHive a good Traceloop alternative?

    Verified facts

    5 of 5 verified
    Free plan
    10,000 events/month
    Checked Nov 8, 2026honeyhive.ai(opens source in a new tab)
    Free plan users
    Up to 5
    Checked Nov 8, 2026honeyhive.ai(opens source in a new tab)
    Self-hosting
    Enterprise plan
    Checked Nov 8, 2026honeyhive.ai(opens source in a new tab)
    Compliance
    SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, HIPAA
    Checked Nov 8, 2026honeyhive.ai(opens source in a new tab)
    SDKs
    Python and TypeScript, OpenTelemetry
    Checked Nov 8, 2026honeyhive.ai(opens source in a new tab)
  2. Braintrust logo

    2. Braintrust

    Best for: AI product teams that treat evals as the main gate before shipping prompt and model changes

    Free plan + paidWeb

    64.8

    score / 100

    Why switch from Traceloop

    Independent eval-focused platform with unlimited users and a strong experiment workflow.

    Pros

    • Unlimited users and projects even on the free plan
    • Strong eval workflow: datasets, scorers and experiment comparison
    • SDKs in many languages, plus OpenTelemetry support
    • Startup programme with months of Pro for free

    Cons

    • Free plan keeps data for only 14 days
    • Big jump from the free tier to the Pro plan price
    • SAML SSO and self-hosting are Enterprise-only
    • Core platform is not open source, unlike some rivals
    Visit Braintrust Details and reviews
    How this score is calculated
    Editorial fit ×0.387
    Reviews ×0.363
    Clicks (90 days) ×0.150
    Freshness ×0.15100
    Votes ×0.150

    0 counted reviews, 0 up and 0 down votes. Full formula

    Is Braintrust a good Traceloop alternative?

    Verified facts

    5 of 5 verified
    Free plan
    Starter, $0/month
    Checked Nov 8, 2026braintrust.dev(opens source in a new tab)
    Starting price
    $249/month (Pro)
    Checked Nov 8, 2026braintrust.dev(opens source in a new tab)
    Users
    Unlimited on every plan
    Checked Nov 8, 2026braintrust.dev(opens source in a new tab)
    Free data retention
    14 days
    Checked Nov 8, 2026braintrust.dev(opens source in a new tab)
    SDKs
    Python, TypeScript, Go, Ruby, C# and more
    Checked Nov 8, 2026braintrust.dev(opens source in a new tab)
  3. Datadog logo

    3. Datadog

    Best for: Cloud-heavy teams that want metrics, traces, logs and alerts in one hosted product and can budget for it

    Free plan + paidWeb, iOS, Android

    63.5

    score / 100

    Why switch from Traceloop

    Keeps LLM traces next to existing APM and logs for teams already paying for Datadog.

    Pros

    • Very wide integration catalogue that works with little setup
    • Metrics, traces and logs are linked in one interface
    • Mature dashboards, monitors and on-call features

    Cons

    • Per-product, per-host pricing makes bills hard to forecast
    • Custom metrics and log volume get expensive quickly
    • No self-hosted option
    Visit Datadog Details and reviews
    How this score is calculated
    Editorial fit ×0.338
    Reviews ×0.363
    Clicks (90 days) ×0.15100
    Freshness ×0.1590
    Votes ×0.150

    0 counted reviews, 0 up and 0 down votes. Full formula

    Is Datadog a good Traceloop alternative?

    Verified facts

    6 of 7 verified
    Starting price
    Infrastructure Pro, $15 per host/month billed annually
    Checked Nov 8, 2026datadoghq.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Free tier
    Up to 5 hosts, 1-day metric retention
    Source changed Nov 8, 2026datadoghq.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Free trial
    14 days
    Checked Nov 8, 2026datadoghq.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Integrations
    1,000+
    Checked Nov 8, 2026datadoghq.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Enterprise plan
    $23 per host/month billed annually
    Checked Nov 8, 2026datadoghq.com(opens source in a new tab)
    APM plan
    From $31 per host/month
    Checked Nov 8, 2026datadoghq.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Free plan
    Yes, up to 5 hosts with 1-day metric retention
    Checked Nov 8, 2026datadoghq.com(opens source in a new tab)
  4. Galileo logo

    4. GalileoAcquired

    Best for: Enterprises, especially Splunk or Cisco customers, wanting guardrails on all agent traffic

    PaidWeb, Self-hosted

    55.9

    score / 100

    Why switch from Traceloop

    Focuses on evaluating LLM output quality with built-in metrics and guardrails, not just collecting traces.

    Pros

    • 20+ built-in evaluators for RAG, agents, safety and security
    • Luna models make scoring all production traffic affordable
    • SaaS, VPC and on-prem deployment options
    • Fits into Splunk Observability Cloud for existing Splunk users

    Cons

    • Now sold through Splunk with annual billing, heavier to buy than self-serve rivals
    • Not open source
    • Product direction now tied to Splunk's roadmap after the Cisco deal
    Visit Galileo Details and reviews
    How this score is calculated
    Editorial fit ×0.357
    Reviews ×0.363
    Clicks (90 days) ×0.150
    Freshness ×0.15100
    Votes ×0.150

    0 counted reviews, 0 up and 0 down votes. Full formula

    Is Galileo a good Traceloop alternative?

    Verified facts

    5 of 5 verified
    Status
    Now Splunk Agent Observability
    Checked Nov 8, 2026docs.galileo.ai(opens source in a new tab)
    Starting price
    $100/month per 1.2M spans, billed annually
    Checked Nov 8, 2026galileo.ai(opens source in a new tab)
    Built-in evals
    20+
    Checked Nov 8, 2026galileo.ai(opens source in a new tab)
    Deployment
    SaaS, VPC, on-prem
    Checked Nov 8, 2026galileo.ai(opens source in a new tab)
    Guardrail models
    Luna
    Checked Nov 8, 2026galileo.ai(opens source in a new tab)
  5. New Relic logo

    5. New Relic

    Best for: Teams that want full-stack APM with predictable data-based pricing and a usable free tier

    Free plan + paidWeb, iOS, Android

    55.0

    score / 100

    Why switch from Traceloop

    Adds AI monitoring for LLM calls to a full APM suite, so model traces sit next to the rest of the stack.

    Pros

    • Perpetual free tier with a meaningful monthly data allowance
    • One query language across all telemetry types
    • Wide language agent support plus OpenTelemetry ingest

    Cons

    • Full-platform user seats are expensive on paid tiers
    • Interface has many overlapping views to learn
    • Hosted only
    Visit New Relic Details and reviews
    How this score is calculated
    Editorial fit ×0.329
    Reviews ×0.363
    Clicks (90 days) ×0.1550
    Freshness ×0.15100
    Votes ×0.150

    0 counted reviews, 0 up and 0 down votes. Full formula

    Is New Relic a good Traceloop alternative?

    Verified facts

    7 of 7 verified
    Free tier
    100 GB data ingest/month
    Checked Nov 8, 2026newrelic.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Data price
    $0.40/GB beyond 100 GB free
    Checked Nov 8, 2026newrelic.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Free full user
    1
    Checked Nov 8, 2026newrelic.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Basic users
    Unlimited, free
    Checked Nov 8, 2026newrelic.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Starting price
    $10 for the first full user, then $99 per user (Standard)
    Checked Nov 8, 2026newrelic.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Pro plan
    $349 per full user/month, annual commitment
    Checked Nov 8, 2026newrelic.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Free plan
    Yes, 100 GB data ingest/month and 1 full user
    Checked Nov 8, 2026newrelic.com(opens source in a new tab)
  6. Weights & Biases logo

    6. Weights & Biases

    Best for: ML researchers and teams who want polished hosted experiment tracking and LLM evaluation

    Free plan + paidWeb, iOS

    48.2

    score / 100

    Why switch from Traceloop

    Its Weave toolkit traces and evaluates LLM apps next to the experiment tracking many ML teams already use.

    Pros

    • Very quick to add to existing training code
    • Integrations with nearly every major ML library
    • Covers experiments, sweeps, artifacts and LLM tracing in one place
    • Free for academic research

    Cons

    • Free plan has tight storage and seat limits
    • Costs grow with storage and data ingestion
    • Hosted product; the tracking server isn't open source like ClearML's
    Visit Weights & Biases Details and reviews
    How this score is calculated
    Editorial fit ×0.332
    Reviews ×0.363
    Clicks (90 days) ×0.150
    Freshness ×0.15100
    Votes ×0.150

    0 counted reviews, 0 up and 0 down votes. Full formula

    Is Weights & Biases a good Traceloop alternative?

    Verified facts

    6 of 6 verified
    Free plan
    Yes, $0 a month
    Checked Nov 8, 2026wandb.ai(opens source in a new tab)
    Pro plan
    From $60/month
    Checked Nov 8, 2026wandb.ai(opens source in a new tab)
    Free trial
    30 days (Pro)
    Checked Nov 8, 2026wandb.ai(opens source in a new tab)
    Academic use
    Free
    Checked Nov 8, 2026wandb.ai(opens source in a new tab)
    Mobile app
    iOS
    Checked Nov 8, 2026wandb.ai(opens source in a new tab)
    Starting price
    From $60 a month (Pro), billed monthly
    Checked Nov 8, 2026wandb.ai(opens source in a new tab)

The best Traceloop alternative for…

The highest-ranked app in this list for each need.

HoneyHive logo

Best Traceloop alternative for most people

HoneyHive

Also OpenTelemetry-native, with richer evaluation workflows and SOC 2, HIPAA and self-hosting options.

Braintrust logo

Best Traceloop alternative for a free plan you can upgrade

Braintrust

Independent eval-focused platform with unlimited users and a strong experiment workflow.

Datadog logo

Best Traceloop alternative for iPhone and Android

Datadog

Keeps LLM traces next to existing APM and logs for teams already paying for Datadog.

Galileo logo

Best Traceloop alternative for working in the browser

Galileo

Focuses on evaluating LLM output quality with built-in metrics and guardrails, not just collecting traces.

Traceloop alternatives: common questions

What is the best alternative to Traceloop?

HoneyHive ranks first right now. Also OpenTelemetry-native, with richer evaluation workflows and SOC 2, HIPAA and self-hosting options. Braintrust and Datadog follow it in our ranking.

Traceloop vs HoneyHive: what's the difference?

Both Traceloop and HoneyHive are free with paid plans. Both run on Web.

Is Traceloop free?

Traceloop is free with paid plans. Free plan: Yes, $0/month up to 50K spans and 5 seats; Enterprise plan: Custom pricing for over 50K spans/month; Free trial: 14 days. Checked on Traceloop's own site, November 2026.

How much do Traceloop alternatives cost?

Verified prices for the top-ranked Traceloop alternatives: Braintrust, $249/month (Pro); Datadog, Infrastructure Pro, $15 per host/month billed annually; Galileo, $100/month per 1.2M spans, billed annually; New Relic, $10 for the first full user, then $99 per user (Standard); Weights & Biases, From $60 a month (Pro), billed monthly. Each price was checked on the app's own site; see each card below for the date and source.

Is there a free alternative to Traceloop?

Yes. HoneyHive (free plan + paid), Braintrust (free plan + paid), Datadog (free plan + paid) and New Relic (free plan + paid) have a free option. Check each app's verified facts for current plan limits.

Is there an open-source alternative to Traceloop?

None of the 6 alternatives in this list is open source.

Why do people switch from Traceloop?

The complaints we hear most: free plan keeps data for only 24 hours; joining ServiceNow adds uncertainty about the standalone product; no published price between free and Enterprise.

How is this list ranked?

Every app is scored with the same published formula: how directly it replaces Traceloop, reviews (weighted by verification), visits from AppBreakup, how recently its facts were checked against its own website, and reader votes.