AWS X-Ray

Amazon, Seattle, Washington, United States

AWS X-Ray is an application performance monitoring service from Amazon Web Services that traces and analyzes requests across distributed applications and AWS services.

It provides end-to-end tracing by collecting segments and grouping them into traces, generates a service map that visualizes dependencies and latency between components, and supports sampling to control data volume while maintaining visibility into performance issues.

It integrates with services such as EC2, ECS, Lambda, and databases like DynamoDB and RDS, captures detailed request data, allows adding up to 50 indexed annotations per trace for filtering, and offers tools for anomaly detection, latency analysis, and debugging.

According to our data, AWS X-Ray is the 10th most popular application monitoring tool on the web.
It has 1.7% of the application monitoring market share and is detected on 0.07% of all websites.

It is especially popular in the United States, appearing on 0.09% of all websites in the country.

Statistics based on 4M+ analyzed websites. About this data

💸 Pricing

AWS X-Ray is available in both free and paid versions.

Free tier ✔️ 100,000 traces recorded, 1,000,000 traces retrieved or scanned per month
Traces recorded $5.00/1M
Traces retrieved $0.50/1M
Traces scanned $0.50/1M

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 AWS X-Ray Awards

⚡ Sites Using AWS X-Ray

We have data on 2,661 websites that use the AWS X-Ray application monitoring tool. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using AWS X-Ray is sky.it.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 sky.it #1,184 Italy Italian
2 chase.com #1,264 United States American English
3 nextdoor.com #1,391 English
4 sbs.com.au #1,425 Australia English
5 intuit.com #1,427 United States English
6 eventbrite.ca #1,439 United States English
7 elsevier.com #1,544 Netherlands American English
8 churchofjesuschrist.org #1,694 United States English
9 statefarm.com #1,710 United States English
10 adac.de #2,001 Germany German
11 gazetadopovo.com.br #2,224 Brazil Brazilian Portuguese
12 bigbasket.com #2,320 English
13 immowelt.de #2,337 Germany German
14 degruyterbrill.com #2,537 English
15 baycrews.jp #3,055 Japan Japanese
16 mailchimp.com #3,104 United States English
17 seloger.com #3,113 France French
18 dotloop.com #3,186 English
19 diy.com #3,254 United Kingdom British English
20 aerzteblatt.de #3,733 Germany German

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use AWS X-Ray:

Most of the sites using AWS X-Ray are from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany.

  • United States 32.9%
  • United Kingdom 9%
  • Germany 6.3%
  • Japan 5.2%
  • Australia 4.2%
  • Brazil 4%
  • Netherlands 3%
  • France 2.8%
  • Canada 2.5%
  • Other 30.1%

Most AWS X-Ray users speak English, German, or Spanish.

  • English 70.5%
  • German 4.5%
  • Spanish 3.6%
  • Japanese 3.6%
  • Portuguese 3.3%
  • French 2.3%
  • Dutch 1.9%
  • Finnish 1.3%
  • Polish 1.2%
  • Other 7.8%

The AWS X-Ray application monitoring tool is especially popular on .com top-level domains.

  • .com 53.1%
  • .org 3.9%
  • .de 2.5%
  • .co.uk 2.3%
  • .com.br 2.1%
  • .com.au 2.1%
  • .net 1.8%
  • .jp 1.6%
  • .nl 1.5%
  • Other 29.1%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing AWS X-Ray include business, marketing and merchandising, and motor vehicles.

  • Business 13.7%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 10.6%
  • Motor Vehicles 9.7%
  • Online Shopping 9.4%
  • Entertainment 6.8%
  • Internet Services 4.4%
  • Fashion/Beauty 4.4%
  • Education/Reference 3.3%
  • Health 3.1%
  • Other 34.6%

🕵️ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best AWS X-Ray alternatives.

RankName
1
Sentry
San Francisco, California, United States

An open-source, developer-first error tracking and performance monitoring platform that helps identify, debug, and resolve issues across web, mobile, and backend applications.

Free$29+/month
2
New Relic
San Francisco, California, United States

An observability platform that monitors applications, infrastructure, and digital services to detect performance issues and analyze system behavior across complex software environments.

Free tier$$$
3
Azure Monitor
Redmond, Washington, United States

A solution that collects, analyzes, and acts on telemetry from various resources, including Windows Servers and VMs.

Free tier$$$
7
Dynatrace
Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

A software observability platform that uses artificial intelligence and automation to monitor applications, infrastructure, and digital user experience across cloud and on-premises environments.

$0.08+/hour
28
CloudWatch
Seattle, Washington, United States

A service that monitors applications, responds to performance changes, optimizes resource use, and provides insights into operational health.

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💬 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the company behind AWS X-Ray?

AWS X-Ray is owned by Amazon.com, Inc., headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States.

Can I use AWS X-Ray for free?

Yes, there is a free version with limited functionality.

Which country uses AWS X-Ray the most?

The majority of AWS X-Ray users are from the United States.

Who uses AWS X-Ray?

According to our data, AWS X-Ray is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as sky.it, chase.com, and nextdoor.com.

Is AWS X-Ray used on government websites?

In total, we found AWS X-Ray on 2 government sites in the United States.

How does AWS X-Ray stack up against its competitors?

AWS X-Ray is a moderately popular application monitoring tool, ranking ahead of 32 other application monitoring tools we track.

What are the alternatives to AWS X-Ray?

Alternatives and possible competitors to AWS X-Ray may include CloudWatch, Dynatrace, and Sentry.

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