Speakr
Focus: transcription, audio and privacy. Shares self-hosted and open source with Traceway. Adds Web and Linux. Rated 4.7 (Traceway: 4.4).
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Traceway
Self-hosted logs, traces, metrics and session replay in one open-source tool.
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What is Traceway?
Traceway is a free, open-source observability tool you host yourself. It combines logs, traces, metrics and session replay in one place, giving teams full visibility into their apps without sending data to a third party.
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Pros
- Logs, traces, metrics and replay together
- Self-hosted, data stays with you
- Free and open source
Cons
- You operate and scale it yourself
- Aimed at engineering teams
Who should use Traceway
Engineering teams wanting self-hosted observability in one tool.
Who may not need it
Small projects happy with a hosted free tier.
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Free resources that cover similar ground.
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AgentsDock
Focus: ai agents, ide and agentic. Shares open source and self-hosted with Traceway. A desktop app, not a web app. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.5 (Traceway: 4.4).
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