HoneycombWhat is Honeycomb?
We built Honeycomb to answer the hard questions that come up when you're trying to operate your software–to debug microservices, serverless, distributed systems, polyglot persistence, containers, and a world of fast, parallel deploys.
Honeycomb is a tool in the Performance Monitoring category of a tech stack.
Key Features
High-performance querying against high-cardinality or sparse events.Accepts any structured JSON objects with a write key.Submit events via API.Open source agents, log tailers, SDKs, and integrations.Customizable high-performance query windows.Customizable storage windows provide control over retention and costs.Always have access to the the raw data behind query results and graphs.Shared boards.Individual and team query histories.Triggers and notifications.Secure Tenancy for data compliance.
Honeycomb Pros & Cons
Pros of Honeycomb
- ✓BubbleUp + Heat maps
- ✓High-Cardinality Data
- ✓Powerful UI
- ✓Better Value
Cons of Honeycomb
No cons listed yet.
Honeycomb Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to Honeycomb?
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OpenCensus
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