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OpenTelemetry

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The open standard for telemetry

ObservabilityFounded 2019

#5 of 45 in Observability62% positive in AI answers

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Visibility score
37.4%
New vs last week
Weekly run · Nov 3

Data collected ·ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode·coverage 100%·next run

  • OpenTelemetry ranks #5 of 45 in Observability with an AI visibility score of 37.4 (SlateIndex, Nov 3, 2026).
  • OpenTelemetry is most visible on ChatGPT (44.1) and least on Perplexity (32).
  • AI engines name OpenTelemetry in 22 of the 30 Observability buyer prompts SlateIndex tracks.
  • newrelic.com is the source AI engines cite most in answers about OpenTelemetry, with 28 citations.

About

Company details for OpenTelemetry

OpenTelemetry is an open source observability framework for cloud native software. It provides a single set of APIs, libraries, agents, and collector services to capture distributed traces and metrics from applications. It is not an observability backend, so storage and visualization are left to other tools. It ranks #5 of 45 in Observability on SlateIndex and has a visibility score of 37.4 in the latest weekly run.

Its differentiator: vendor-neutral instrumentation: one set of APIs that exports to any backend without changing application code.

Categories
Observability
Founded
2019
Company type
Open source project
Deployment
On-premises, in hybrid environments, or across multiple clouds
Integrations
1151+ native
Languages
12 supported
Support
Community support through GitHub discussions and the community repository, Paid training and the free course Getting started with OpenTelemetry, Commercial support from numerous vendors
GitHub · github.com/open-telemetry

Read from cncf.io, makerstack.co, github.com, opentelemetry.io, infoq.com · refreshed Nov 3, 2026.

AI visibility

Latest weekly run · Nov 3 · next run Nov 9

Visibility score
37.4%
across Observability answers, weighted by position
ChatGPT44.1%
AI Mode35.9%
Perplexity32%
Change
New
vs last week’s run
Category rank
#5 of 45
in Observability
Mentions
49
in this week’s run
Share of voice
8.2%
of AI mentions in Observability

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days, with up to 7 competitors. Click a name to hide or show its line.

Now37.4%
30-day change—
High · low37.4% · 37.4%
Rank#5
0%25%50%75%100%Nov 3OpenTelemetry 37%

Changes appear after the second weekly run in Observability. Datadog leads the category at 69.5%.

Media

Website and product screenshots for OpenTelemetry

All media
Home page

AI mentions & citations

Recent answers that name OpenTelemetry

All prompts

What is an observability platform and when does a company need one?

Source: OpenTelemetry documentation and Palo Alto Networks observability overview.

ChatGPT · run of Nov 3

How do I choose an observability platform for a mid-market team?

My recommendation: prioritize time to diagnose, total cost of ownership, OpenTelemetry support, and operational simplicity over feature count.

ChatGPT · run of Nov 3

What features matter most in an observability platform?

These capabilities reflect common evaluation criteria across industry guidance from OpenTelemetry and major observability providers.

ChatGPT · run of Nov 3

What are common mistakes when buying an observability platform?

OpenTelemetry support is limited.

ChatGPT · run of Nov 3

What are the best observability tools in 2026?

Increasingly, the strongest platforms also offer OpenTelemetry support, AI-assisted root-cause analysis, anomaly detection, and unified incident management.

ChatGPT · run of Nov 3

How do I choose an observability platform for a mid-market team?

OpenTelemetry (OTel) Compatibility: Insist on native OpenTelemetry support.

Google AI Mode · run of Nov 3

What features matter most in an observability platform?

Automated Instrumentation and OpenTelemetry Support : Seamless data collection through standard agents and OpenTelemetry compatibility ensures you aren't locked into proprietary vendors and can ingest logs, metrics, and…

Google AI Mode · run of Nov 3

What should an observability platform integrate with?

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) Agents & SDKs : Integrations with OpenTelemetry, language-specific runtimes (Node.js, Python, Java, Go, .NET), and tracing libraries to capture distributed traces, latency, and…

Google AI Mode · run of Nov 3

Products & features

What OpenTelemetry sells

OpenTelemetry Collector

A proxy that receives, processes, and exports telemetry data, deployed as an agent or gateway.

Language SDKs

SDKs that implement the specification, APIs, and export of telemetry data for 12+ languages.

Automatic instrumentation

Components that generate telemetry data without requiring code changes.

OpenTelemetry Operator for Kubernetes

A tool for running OpenTelemetry on Kubernetes.

OTLP protocol

A standard wire protocol that defines the shape of telemetry data.

Strengths engines cite

  • Native OpenTelemetry support across observability platforms
  • Reduces vendor lock-in and keeps telemetry portable
  • Strong fit with Prometheus and Grafana ecosystems
  • Dominant open standard for instrumenting code
  • Free or low-cost use via open-source tooling

Target market & buyers

Engineering teams running cloud native and distributed software

Notable customers include Adobe, Mastodon, Skyscanner.

Funding & recent developments

Funding

Latest known roundTotal raised
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Recent developments

  1. Oct 2026ProductOpenTelemetry eBPF Instrumentation reaches v1.0.0

    The OBI project reached v1.0.0.

  2. Oct 2026ProductOpenTelemetry Transformation Language reaches v1

    OTTL reached v1 with a compatibility promise across 1.x.

  3. Jun 2026ProductOpenTelemetry Blueprints initiative launched

    An initiative to simplify enterprise deployment of OpenTelemetry was launched.

  4. May 2026CompanyCNCF announces OpenTelemetry's graduation

    The Cloud Native Computing Foundation announced that OpenTelemetry has graduated, after a third-party security audit and a governance review.

  5. Apr 2026PartnershipAmazon CloudWatch adds native OpenTelemetry metrics support

    Amazon CloudWatch added native OpenTelemetry metrics support in public preview.

Competitive landscape

How OpenTelemetry compares with its top three alternatives

All alternatives

OpenTelemetry most often appears alongside Datadog, New Relic, Grafana in AI answers.

vsOpenTelemetry vs Datadog37.4% vs 69.5% visibility · Datadog leadsFull comparison vsOpenTelemetry vs New Relic37.4% vs 47.1% visibility · New Relic leadsFull comparison vsOpenTelemetry vs Grafana37.4% vs 47.8% visibility · Grafana leadsFull comparison
BrandVisibilityShare of voicevs last weekStarting price
OpenTelemetry37.4%8.2%NewPricing not available
Datadog69.5%11%New$0.05 / mo
New Relic47.1%10.7%NewFree plan
Grafana47.8%9.8%NewFree plan
Prometheus20.8%6.1%NewPricing not available

What AI answers say

Sentiment and themes from the answers that mention this brand

Reviews

Positive 62% · Neutral 36% · Mixed 2% of 50 engine answers that mention OpenTelemetry

Praised for

  • Native OpenTelemetry support across observability platforms
  • Reduces vendor lock-in and keeps telemetry portable
  • Strong fit with Prometheus and Grafana ecosystems
  • Dominant open standard for instrumenting code
  • Free or low-cost use via open-source tooling

Criticised for

  • Limited OpenTelemetry support

Cite as: SlateIndex, “OpenTelemetry AI visibility profile”, https://slateindex.ai/brand/opentelemetry, data of Nov 3, 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.