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We performed a comparison between AWS X-Ray and Honeycomb.io based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The most important one is compliance. We're able to achieve our regulatory levels. We're able to achieve the security level that we need for the federal government.""It is a very scalable solution.""AWS X-RAY identifies bottlenecks in terms of stability and performance and how long certain data lives in terms of response time and duration.""The solution has made it easier for us to trace the problems that we have with our requests and to monitor the timing of each step in each request we do in our endpoints.""AWS X-Ray is a strong solution and has a smooth integration process.""The most promising feature of AWS X-Ray is that you can debug the issues through the proper logs. You can also get an analysis out of the logs for some use cases, though I have yet to try all the features of AWS X-Ray."

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"The solution's initial setup process was straightforward since we were getting enough support from Honeycomb.io's team."

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Cons
"If you have a small team, it's probably overkill.""They can improve how traces are sent to other providers.""What needs to be better in AWS X-Ray is the log filtering. Predefined filters could be helpful because the power of analytics comes from how you can filter the data. I also want to see more KPIs from AWS X-Ray.""Like most Amazon products, the user interface, configuration, and tuning aren't the easiest. That's the biggest reason why people tend to go to products like TerraForm and Terragrunt. We use TerraForm and Terragrunt. So, for setting things up and interacting with X-Ray, it's definitely the user interface that can be better.""The user interface is sometimes kind of confusing to understand. It's not very user-friendly.""I do not have any notes in terms of improvements."

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"The process of log scraping gets delayed on Honeycomb.io. At times, it gives false alerts to the application team."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The pricing for AWS X-Ray is a six out of ten."
  • "As you develop a relationship with Amazon, your pricing gets lower. You get credits for the amount of the system you use, and then if you're the government, you can get government pricing. For commercial users, there's a hump when you go from small to medium to big enterprise. Small businesses can live pretty easily off the free tier in a lot of cases, but when you go from a medium to a big enterprise, it becomes more expensive on a per-user basis. I'd like to see that curve going in a different way where pricing can be driven down while people are trying to adopt the technology."
  • "The solution is a bit expensive."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:AWS X-Ray is a strong solution and has a smooth integration process.
    Top Answer:They can improve how traces are sent to other providers.
    Top Answer:The solution's initial setup process was straightforward since we were getting enough support from Honeycomb.io's team.
    Top Answer:The process of log scraping gets delayed on Honeycomb.io. At times, it gives false alerts to the application team. It would be good if Honeycomb.io could integrate with third-party tools or paid… more »
    Top Answer:There aren't any specific use cases for the solution as such. In our company, we use the solution for SLA and SLO-related work.
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    Overview

    AWS X-Ray is a powerful debugging and performance analysis tool offered by Amazon Web Services. It allows developers to trace requests made to their applications and identify bottlenecks and issues. 

    With X-Ray, developers can visualize the entire request flow and pinpoint the exact location where errors occur. It provides detailed insights into the performance of individual components and helps optimize the overall application performance. 

    X-Ray integrates seamlessly with other AWS services, making it easy to trace requests across different services and identify dependencies. It also offers a comprehensive set of APIs and SDKs, enabling developers to instrument their applications and capture valuable data for analysis. With its user-friendly interface and powerful features, AWS X-Ray is a valuable tool for developers looking to improve the performance and reliability of their applications.

    Many offerings tout observability. How is Honeycomb different? We have defined what Observability is and have built a tool to help modern Dev, DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering teams operate more efficiently. Because it’s all about delivering high quality code, maintaining reliability and getting precious time back.

    We made a critical decision to provide a seamless, current view of your system (from logs to events and traces) in a single data store, regardless of how complex your architecture is. This means you no longer have to toil with multiple tools or stitched-together solutions – burning time as you address issues affecting users.

    We also believe strongly that optimizing systems and debugging should not be difficult and draining, freeing up more time to ship new code. Our approach emphasizes efficiency and knowledge sharing, thereby elevating everyone’s game and ultimately business outcomes.

    Sample Customers
    COMCAST, ConnectWise, skyscanner, AirAsia, cookpad, cimpress, VTEX, zowdow
    Clover Health, Eaze, Intercom, Fender
    Top Industries
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    Financial Services Firm19%
    Computer Software Company16%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Comms Service Provider6%
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    Financial Services Firm22%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Comms Service Provider8%
    Manufacturing Company6%
    Company Size
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    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise69%
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    Small Business21%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise66%
    Buyer's Guide
    Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
    March 2024
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    AWS X-Ray is ranked 13th in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability with 6 reviews while Honeycomb.io is ranked 35th in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability with 1 review. AWS X-Ray is rated 8.0, while Honeycomb.io is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of AWS X-Ray writes "Saves time, is relatively cheap, and helps find errors". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Honeycomb.io writes "A valuable solution for application teams to identify downtime and SLO-related issues". AWS X-Ray is most compared with Datadog, Azure Monitor, New Relic, Sentry and AppDynamics Database Monitoring, whereas Honeycomb.io is most compared with Grafana, Sentry, Chronosphere, New Relic and Datadog.

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