Fix Production Bugs 10× Faster - Without Redeploying
Capture the exact failing line, variable state, and complete request chain in under 60 seconds.
No logs. No redeploy. No guessing.
Live breakpoints + distributed tracing. 1/10th the cost of Datadog.
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You're Tracking Down a Bug.
The Log You Need Isn't There.
Sound familiar? You need to add a log statement, so you:
Create a PR
Write the log statement and push your changes
Wait for Approval
Code review takes time...
Merge to Main
Finally approved and merged
Deploy via CI/CD
15 minutes. Maybe 20. You wait.
Check the Logs
...Only to discover you need ANOTHER log statement 😫
Repeat. For hours. Sometimes days.
Meanwhile, your customer is waiting. Your Slack is blowing up. And you're mass-adding console.log statements like it's 2008.
This is the reality of production debugging. You're flying blind - guessing what context you'll need before problems even occur. At scale, with microservices and distributed systems, this guessing game becomes impossible.
What If You Could Debug Production
Without Adding a Single Log?
TraceKit lets you set breakpoints in production code - from your browser. When that breakpoint hits, you see everything: variable state, request journey, database queries, timing. No redeploy. No restart. No waiting.
The exact line that failed
No more grep-ing through logs hoping you captured the right thing
Full variable state at that moment
See what was actually in that object - not what you think was in it
Complete request journey
Follow it across every service, database call, and API request
Database queries with timing
Find the slow query instantly - full SQL and execution time
How long each step took
Sub-millisecond precision timing for every span
Everything You Need to Stop Guessing
Live Production Breakpoints
Your Secret Weapon
Set breakpoints in production code from your browser. Capture variable state, stack traces, and request context - without redeploying. This is the feature competitors don't have.
- Set breakpoints via dashboard - no code changes
- Capture full variable state at any line
- Deep inspection of arrays, objects, and primitives
- No restart, no redeploy, no waiting
Automatic Distributed Tracing
See the Full Picture
Every request is automatically traced across all your services. No manual instrumentation. No predicting what to log. Just complete context when you need it.
- Auto-instrumentation for Laravel, Express, NestJS, and more
- Flame graphs show exactly where time is spent
- Service dependency maps reveal cascading failures
- Sub-millisecond precision timing
Instant Context, Not Log Diving
Debug 10× Faster
Stop spending 30-90 minutes correlating logs across services. Click the trace. See everything. Fix it.
- Trace-to-log correlation via trace IDs
- Automatic error linking
- Complete request metadata
- User session context included
Predictable Pricing
No Surprise Bills
Know exactly what you'll pay. Every month. No host-based penalties. No custom metric surcharges. No anxiety about traffic spikes.
- Trace-based pricing (not host-based)
- Unlimited team members included
- Unlimited custom metrics included
- No overage fees without warning
Automatic Anomaly Detection
Know Before Users Complain
TraceKit learns your services' normal performance and alerts you when things slow down. No manual thresholds to configure.
- Automatic baseline from last 7 days (p50, p95, p99)
- Smart severity: Warning (3×) or Critical (6×)
- Email alerts with direct trace links
- Anomalies highlighted in trace view
Datadog Quality Without Datadog Anxiety
| Feature | TraceKit | Datadog | Sentry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distributed Tracing | ✅ Full APM | ✅ Full APM | ❌ Errors only |
| Setup Time | ✅ 5 minutes | ⚠️ Hours/days | ✅ 10 minutes |
| Pricing Model | ✅ Predictable | ❌ Unpredictable | ✅ Predictable |
| Starting Price | ✅ $29/mo | ⚠️ ~$15/host/mo* | ✅ $26/mo |
| Custom Metrics | ✅ Included | ❌ $0.05 each | N/A |
| Trace Context | ✅ Automatic | ✅ Automatic | ❌ Manual |
| Learning Curve | ✅ Low | ⚠️ High | ✅ Low |
| Team Members | ✅ Unlimited | ❌ $5-25/user | ❌ Limited by plan |
*Datadog infrastructure costs often exceed $200+/month for small teams
Transparent Pricing. No Surprises.
Fix your next production bug in under 24 hours or you don’t pay.
Hacker
For students & indie devs
- ✓ 200K traces/month
- ✓ All core features included
- ✓ Live breakpoints included
- ✓ No credit card required
- ✓ No time limits
Build without paying. Upgrade when revenue appears.
Starter
For solo devs and small projects
- ✓ 1M traces/month
- ✓ 30-day retention
- ✓ Unlimited team members
- ✓ Unlimited services
- ✓ Unlimited metrics
- ✓ Email support
- ✓ Live breakpoints included
Side projects, MVPs (~100K requests/day)
Growth
For growing products
- ✓ 10M traces/month
- ✓ 30-day retention
- ✓ Unlimited team members
- ✓ Unlimited services
- ✓ Unlimited metrics
- ✓ Priority support
- ✓ Live breakpoints included
Growing startups (~1M requests/day)
Pro
For high-traffic apps
- ✓ 50M traces/month
- ✓ 180-day retention
- ✓ Unlimited team members
- ✓ Unlimited services
- ✓ Unlimited metrics
- ✓ Dedicated support
- ✓ SLA included
Established products (~5M requests/day)
Built for Teams Who Ship Fast
See how TraceKit turns hours of debugging into minutes.
User-Specific Bugs
"Why does this only fail for some users?"
See the exact user session, request data, and code path that triggered the error. No reproduction needed. Click the trace → See their complete journey → Fix it.
Performance Bottlenecks
"Which microservice is slowing everything down?"
Flame graphs instantly reveal the bottleneck—that slow database query buried 3 services deep. View trace → See flame graph → Identify slow query → Optimize it.
Production Incidents
"Production is down. What changed?"
See the deployment timeline, which service failed first, and the cascade of errors across your system. Check dashboard → See service map → Identify failing service → Roll back.
Feature Impact Analysis
"Is our new feature causing issues?"
Track feature flag performance, error rates by feature, and user impact in real-time. Filter by feature flag → Compare metrics → Identify issues → Disable flag if needed.
Onboarding New Developers
"How does our architecture actually work?"
Auto-generated service dependency maps show the actual architecture. Traces show real request flows. New dev explores traces → Understands service interactions → Gets productive faster.
Trusted by Teams Who Value Their Time
Frequently Asked Questions
TraceKit focuses exclusively on distributed tracing and APM—the features teams actually use daily. We skip the enterprise complexity (security monitoring, network monitoring, complex RBAC) that small teams don't need.
Result: 1/10th the price, 10x faster setup.
Think of it as "Datadog APM for small teams."
For Laravel, Express, NestJS, and other popular frameworks—no. TraceKit auto-instruments these frameworks with 3 lines of setup.
Supported languages & frameworks:
- PHP: Laravel, Symfony
- Node.js/TypeScript: Express, NestJS, Fastify
- Go: Gin, Echo, net/http
- Python: FastAPI, Flask, Django
- Java: Spring Boot
- Ruby: Rails, Sinatra
Our pricing is based on monthly trace volume, not real-time usage.
If you're on the $99 plan (10M traces/month) and hit 12M one month, we'll reach out to help you upgrade. No surprise bills.
We never:
- Cut you off mid-month
- Charge overage fees without warning
- Bill you for traffic spikes retroactively
Your bill is predictable.
Typical timeline:
- Create account: 2 minutes
- Generate API key: 30 seconds
- Add instrumentation code: 2-3 minutes
- Deploy and see first trace: 2 minutes
Total: ~5-10 minutes for first service
Adding more services: ~2 minutes each
Yes. We take security seriously:
- Encryption at rest (AES-256)
- Encryption in transit (TLS 1.3)
- SOC 2 Type II certified (in progress)
- GDPR compliant
- Regular penetration testing
- No data sharing with third parties
Yes! 7-day free trial via Stripe.
Trial includes:
- Full access to all features
- Selected plan limits
- Unlimited team members
- Email support
Select your plan at signup. $0 charged for 7 days.
A trace is one request through your system, including all its spans.
Example: API request that:
- Queries the database (1 span)
- Calls external service (1 span)
- Returns response (1 span)
= 1 trace (3 spans)
You're charged per trace, not per span. Unlimited spans per trace.
TraceKit automatically learns your services' normal performance and alerts you when things slow down.
How it works:
- Analyzes last 7 days of traces to establish baseline (p50, p95, p99)
- Detects when new traces are significantly slower (3x+ for Warning, 6x+ for Critical)
- Sends email alerts with performance metrics and direct trace links
- Shows alert banners directly on slow traces for immediate context
- Provides centralized dashboard to view all anomalies, filter by severity, and track acknowledgments
Result: Know about problems before users complain. See issues in context. No manual threshold configuration needed.
All plans include email support.
Response times:
- Starter: <24 hours
- Growth: <12 hours
- Pro: <4 hours
- Enterprise: <1 hour + dedicated Slack channel
Plus: Community Discord, video tutorials, and comprehensive docs for all plans.
Still have questions?
Email Us
Stop Guessing.
Start Knowing.
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