Lightstep
Lightstep provides observability for distributed systems.
Our verdict
Who it's for
Distributed tracing and observability
Who should look elsewhere
Expensive
Pros
- +Good distributed tracing
- +Servicenow owned
- +OpenTelemetry support
- +Change intelligence
- +Good UX
Cons
- −Expensive
- −Enterprise focused
- −Integration effort
- −Less known
- −Competition from free tools
Key features
- ✓Distributed tracing
- ✓Change intelligence
- ✓Latency analysis
- ✓ServiceNow
- ✓OpenTelemetry
- ✓Enterprise
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subscription | — | month | Distributed tracing; APM monitoring; NOTE: EOL March 2026 |