9 observability tools to monitor distributed systems in 2025

Modern microservices architectures enable faster application delivery but create monitoring challenges in distributed environments. Organizations need visibility into their systems to track performance and troubleshoot effectively.

This guide reviews nine top observability platforms for monitoring distributed systems via metrics, logs, and traces. Explore solutions from Amazon, Datadog, Dynatrace, and others, with insights on:

· Deployment options, from SaaS to on-premises
· Coverage across infrastructure, applications, and cloud
· Methods for collecting telemetry data

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