Uptrace
What it is
Uptrace is an OpenTelemetry-native observability platform that combines traces, metrics, and logs for analysis. UQL supports querying spans and logs, while a PromQL-compatible engine handles metrics. Custom dashboards can draw on spans, events, logs, and metrics, with configuration through the interface or YAML. Metric and error monitors can send notifications by email, Slack, PagerDuty, and other channels. Uptrace lists Grafana integration as a Prometheus and Tempo data source, as well as a built-in MCP server for AI assistants. It is available as a cloud service or through self-hosted installation options including Docker, Ansible, and Kubernetes; precompiled binaries are listed for Linux, macOS, and Windows. Uptrace Cloud keeps data for four weeks by default, with cold storage options for up to 100 weeks. Cloud has a free plan with 50 GB per month and 5,000 timeseries per month; paid plans start at $39/mo. Data in transit and database backups are encrypted, while most live database data is not encrypted at rest.
For and against
For
- Combines traces, metrics, and logs
- Dashboards can be configured through UI or YAML
- Monitors notify through email, Slack, and PagerDuty
- Offers cloud and self-hosted deployment
- Free plan includes 50 GB per month
Against
- Cloud retains data for four weeks by default
- Most live database data is not encrypted at rest
- Paid plans start at $39/mo
The verdict
Uptrace brings telemetry analysis, dashboards, and alerting together, with cloud and self-hosted deployment choices. Review its retention defaults and encryption details alongside the free plan and paid tiers.
Who it suits
Uptrace suits teams that need to query and monitor traces, metrics, and logs together. Its cloud and self-hosted options serve different deployment needs, while Community is described for individuals and Starter for side projects.
Plans and prices
Community
unlimited usage · core features · 14 days retention · basic alerting
Read 14 Oct 2026 · uptrace.dev
Starter
up to 50 GB/day · custom retention · two-factor authentication · email support
Read 14 Oct 2026 · uptrace.dev
Team
up to 200 GB/day · RBAC · alert routing · faster support
Read 14 Oct 2026 · uptrace.dev
Business
up to 500 GB/day · OIDC/SAML SSO · priority support
Read 14 Oct 2026 · uptrace.dev
Uptrace Cloud
50 GB free/mo · 5,000 timeseries/mo · 28-day default retention
Read 30 Sep 2026 · uptrace.dev
Enterprise
custom usage · Kafka and scaling · audit logs · dedicated support
Read 14 Oct 2026 · uptrace.dev
On the record
- Alerting
- Metric and error monitors can notify through email, Slack, PagerDuty and other channels.uptrace.dev · read 14 Oct 2026
- Analysis
- It supports UQL for querying spans and logs and a PromQL-compatible engine for metrics.uptrace.dev · read 30 Sep 2026
- API
- The self-hosting documentation identifies a browser UI REST API, while the public API covers projects, services, queries, alerts and dashboards.uptrace.dev · read 14 Oct 2026
- Company profile
- LinkedIn lists Uptrace as a privately held IT services company with 2–10 employees headquartered in Chisinau.linkedin.com · read 14 Oct 2026
- Dashboards
- Custom dashboards can be created through the interface or YAML and can use spans, events, logs and metrics.uptrace.dev · read 14 Oct 2026
- Database requirements
- Manual installation requires ClickHouse 26.3 or later, PostgreSQL 15 or later and Redis.uptrace.dev · read 14 Oct 2026
- Data residency
- The homepage says Uptrace Cloud servers and data are located in Germany and Finland, with a stated 99.9% uptime SLA.uptrace.dev · read 14 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Self-hosted installation options include Docker, Ansible, and Kubernetes, and Linux packages are available for amd64 and arm64.uptrace.dev · read 30 Sep 2026
- Documentation depth
- The guides index lists 50 OpenTelemetry integration guides spanning Go, Python, JavaScript, Java, PHP, Ruby, Elixir, databases, infrastructure and AI.uptrace.dev · read 14 Oct 2026
- Funding
- CheckThat reports no publicly available funding rounds, investor information, valuation or revenue data for Uptrace.checkthat.ai · read 14 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Telemetry can arrive through OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Vector, Fluent Bit and CloudWatch, and Grafana can use Uptrace as Prometheus or Tempo data sources.github.com · read 14 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The self-hosted editions page describes Community as for individuals, Starter as suitable for side projects, Team as a production default, and Business for reliability and compliance.uptrace.dev · read 30 Sep 2026
- License
- The main Uptrace repository is licensed AGPL-3.0; several SDK repositories use BSD-2-Clause and the Helm chart uses Apache-2.0.github.com · read 14 Oct 2026
- Limit: API discoverability
- Headless Index reports no public OpenAPI specification found across its probes, which limits machine-readable API discovery.headless-systems.com · read 14 Oct 2026
- Limit: cloud geography
- Modern DataTools notes that cloud infrastructure is EU-only, which can increase latency for users outside Europe.modern-datatools.com · read 14 Oct 2026
- Limit: ecosystem
- Modern DataTools says Uptrace has a smaller ecosystem and fewer community dashboards or plugins than larger observability vendors.modern-datatools.com · read 14 Oct 2026
- Limit: enterprise AI
- Gappsy lists less mature enterprise tooling and fewer AI capabilities than large incumbent APM products.gappsy.com · read 14 Oct 2026
- Limit: operations
- Gappsy says self-hosting requires operating and scaling ClickHouse, adding infrastructure work for customers.gappsy.com · read 14 Oct 2026
