Using Lightstep? Need to migrate?
Lightstep (Cloud Observability) will no longer be supported as of your contract term end date or March 1, 2026.
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OpenTelemetry-native Lightstep alternative
Why choose Better Stack vs. Lightstep
| Key features | Lightstep | Better Stack |
|---|---|---|
| Zero-code auto-instrumentation | β | β |
| Built-in database observability | β | β |
| Pre-made SLOs and alerts | β | β |
| Beautiful & intuitive UI | β | β |
| Built-in on-call management | β | β |
| Pre-made dashboards | β | β |
| Built for OpenTelemetry | β | β |
| Designed for teams & enterprises | β | β |
| AI SRE βCursor for SREsβ | β | Coming in Q4 2025 |
Instrument your clusters without code changes
Connect your Kubernetes or Docker clusters to gather logs, metrics, and distributed traces with eBPF. Get OpenTelemetry-native observability in minutes and ingest everything at a fraction of the cost.
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Expert engineering support
Our dedicated technical support team is here to help. From onboarding and integration to any optimizations or irregularities. No bots, only talented engineers.
Stress-free migration
Work with our experts and move away from complicated legacy systems to Better Stack.
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About Lightstep
Lightstep was founded by ex-Google engineers to bring Google-scale tracing to everyone. It became known for deep distributed tracing, change intelligence, and OpenTelemetry support. In 2021, it was acquired by ServiceNow and rebranded as ServiceNow Cloud Observability.
β οΈ End of Life: ServiceNow has announced that Cloud Observability (Lightstep) will be unsupported after March 1, 2026 (or your contract end date). No direct successor is planned, so migrations are required.οΏΌ
About Better Stack
Better Stack is a modern observability and reliability platform unifying logs, metrics, traces, incident management, and status pages in one tool. Its standout feature is eBPF-powered zero-code auto-instrumentation for Kubernetes and Docker clusters, capturing telemetry without code changes.
OpenTelemetry-native, built on ClickHouse for speed, and packed with built-in on-call and incident workflows, Better Stack is designed to replace fragmented legacy observability stacks with a simpler, faster, and more cost-effective alternative.