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Uptrace vs Grafana Tempo: catalog facts
Uptrace	Grafana Tempo
Freemium A free edition or tier is available. Additional features or hosted services require…	Free Free and open source. Hosting, hardware and any external services are separate.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Provides linked observability views Offers a self-hosted deployment	Integrates with Grafana trace exploration Uses object storage for trace data
Requires telemetry instrumentation and a supported storage setup.	Requires trace instrumentation, collectors and a separate visualization setup.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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