Hitting the Limits of AWS X-Ray?

Limited Time Windows, Fragmented Debugging, No AI Assistance

Limited

"X-Ray only lets me query 6 hours of traces at a time. During incidents, I need to see the bigger picture."
— Platform Engineer
"The trace visualization is basic. No flamegraphs, no span-level breakdowns."
— Senior SRE

Fragmented

"I have to jump between X-Ray, CloudWatch Logs, and CloudWatch Metrics. Nothing is connected."
— DevOps Lead
"Correlating a trace to the relevant logs requires copy-pasting IDs between consoles."
— Backend Engineer

Lacks AI

"No automated insights. I manually sift through traces hoping to find the culprit."
— Engineering Manager
"I can't use AI agents to connect to AWS X-Ray and debug issues for me."
— Site Reliability Engineer

Modern Tracing with AI-Native Debugging

Oodle provides OpenTelemetry-native distributed tracing with no arbitrary time limits, seamless correlation with logs and metrics, and AI-powered debugging that accelerates incident resolution.

Simple Setup

  • OpenTelemetry-native ingestion
  • Works with existing instrumentation
  • No vendor lock-in

AI-Powered

  • AI-assisted analysis over traces
  • Trace insights & tag analysis
  • MCP integration for debugging within Cursor/Claude

Truly Unified

  • Traces, Logs, Metrics in one place
  • 1-click correlation across signals
  • Service map with request flow

Cost Efficient

  • Simple volume-based pricing (GBs ingested)
  • Configurable retention (up to years)
"Oodle AI debugging has transformed how we debug and make decisions. What used to take hours now takes minutes — even our junior engineers solve issues faster."
— Ramakrishna R, Co-founder and CTO, Cureskin

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Cureskin
HappyPath
Wisdom AI
Fuel
Lookout
Zaggle
CureFit
Fello
Distacart
Workorb
Effective AI
different.ai
Cureskin
HappyPath
Wisdom AI
Fuel
Lookout
Zaggle
CureFit
Fello
Distacart
Workorb
Effective AI
different.ai

Quick Comparison

Simplicity

Setup
Oodle:
✅ OpenTelemetry-native
AWS X-Ray:
✅ Native AWS integration
Complex Queries
Oodle:
🟠 Span filters only
AWS X-Ray:
✅ Cross-span queries
Service Map
Oodle:
✅ Available
AWS X-Ray:
✅ Available

Incident Debugging

AI-assisted Debugging
Oodle:
✅ AI Assistant + MCP
AWS X-Ray:
❌ None
Cross-Signal Navigation
Oodle:
✅ Traces + Logs + Metrics
AWS X-Ray:
🟠 Trace to Logs only
Query Time Range
Oodle:
✅ Any time range
AWS X-Ray:
❌ 6-hour limit

Cost Controls

Pricing Model
Oodle:
✅ Volume-based
AWS X-Ray:
🟠 Per-trace
Retention
Oodle:
✅ Configurable
AWS X-Ray:
🟠 30 days fixed
Sampling
Oodle:
🟠 Head-based
AWS X-Ray:
🟠 Head-based

✅ Strong   🟠 Limited   ❌ Not available

Simple, Predictable Pricing

Volume-based pricing that's easy to understand and budget for.

Monthly Traces Costs

150

per GB / day

x

$0.3

per GB / month*

=

$1,350

per month

Contact us at info@oodle.ai for volume and reserved usage discounts.

*Assumptions: Daily volume × 30 days × monthly rate = monthly cost, 30d retention.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions from teams using AWS X-Ray.

Can I use my existing X-Ray instrumentation with Oodle?

Oodle supports OpenTelemetry-native ingestion, and you can use the AWS Distro for OpenTelemetry (ADOT) to send traces to Oodle. This means you can gradually migrate without changing your application code — just update your exporter configuration.

How does Oodle's AI debugging help during incidents?

When an issue occurs, Oodle's AI analyzes traces, logs, and metrics together to identify likely root causes. It provides natural language explanations, highlights anomalous spans, and suggests investigation paths. Our MCP integration even lets you debug directly from your IDE.

What about AWS-native service integrations?

While X-Ray has native AWS service integrations, Oodle works with any service instrumented with OpenTelemetry. You can instrument your application code running in any AWS Service (AWS Lambda, ECS etc.) using OpenTelemetry SDK to send traces to Oodle.

How does pricing compare to X-Ray?

X-Ray charges based on number of traces ingested. Even small traces (e.g. health checks) costs as much as actual request traces. Oodle uses simple volume-based pricing (based on GBs ingested) with configurable retention. Most teams find Oodle more cost-effective, especially at scale.

Get Started in Minutes

Switch to modern tracing without disrupting your existing setup.

1

Sign up & configure OTel Collector

Point your OpenTelemetry exporter to Oodle.

Works with ADOT, and standard OTel Collector

2

Explore Your Traces

See your traces with flamegraphs, service maps, and AI insights.

Correlate with logs and metrics instantly.

3

Sunset X-Ray

Once you're confident, disable X-Ray and simplify your stack.

Enjoy AI-powered debugging.

We provide white-glove migration support to ensure a smooth transition.