What is the best alternative to Trace Forge?

The top-rated alternatives to Trace Forge in the Monitoring category include World Monitor, Netdata, Heimdall MCP. These servers offer complementary or alternative capabilities depending on your deployment stack and authentication requirements.

How do Trace Forge alternatives differ in installation and runtime?

Trace Forge and its alternatives vary by runtime requirement (Node.js/npx, Python/uvx, Docker, or remote HTTP/SSE endpoints). Check the specification comparison table above to verify command requirements before installing.

Are alternatives to Trace Forge free and open source?

Most MCP servers listed on AllMCPs are open source tools under MIT or Apache licenses that you can self-host or run locally with Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, or Windsurf.

How do I side-by-side compare Trace Forge with a specific alternative?

Click the "Compare side-by-side →" button on any alternative card to see an in-depth comparison matrix covering feature lists, stars, npm downloads, install configurations, and schema specifications.

Monitoring• MCP Alternatives Guide

Best Alternatives to Trace Forge

Looking for an alternative to Trace Forge? Whether you need a different runtime environment, custom authentication support, or alternative API integrations in the Monitoring ecosystem, we have cataloged and compared the top alternative MCP servers below.

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Target Reference Server

Trace Forge Overview

Structured execution trace and span logging for AI agents

Specification Matrix: Trace Forge vs Alternatives

Server Name	Runtime	Auth	Pricing	GitHub Stars	Downloads	Action
Trace Forge (Target)	npx	Free/None	Free	—	—	Current
World Monitor	npx	Other	Free	85,591	—	Compare →
Netdata	Remote (SSE)	Free/None	Free	80,461	—	Compare →
Heimdall MCP	npx	No auth required	Free	11	—	Compare →
Zwldarren Akshare One MCP	npx	Free/None	Free	227	1	Compare →
HostTracker	npx	Free/None	Free	1	—	Compare →
Arcaeon Ledger	uvx	Free/None	Free	—	—	Compare →
Agentburn	uvx	Free/None	Free	122	—	Compare →
Fastmcp Sonarqube Metrics	uvx	API key	Free	14	—	Compare →
Opik MCP	npx	API key	Bring your own API key (usage-based cost)	217	—	Compare →
Netdata#Netdata	Remote (SSE)	No auth required	Free	80,445	—	Compare →
S Sensations Mergulho	npx	Free/None	Free	—	—	Compare →
Dynatrace MCP	npx	OAuth	Free	136	—	Compare →

Detailed Evaluation of Trace Forge Alternatives

World Monitor

Runtime: npx

Exposes live global news, risk, conflict, market, energy, and infrastructure intelligence through 39 MCP tools.

Key Features:

39 global intelligence tools

Curated global and regional news

Country Instability Index data

5 0 85,591

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Netdata

Runtime: Remote (SSE)

Real-time infrastructure monitoring with metrics, logs, alerts, and ML-based anomaly detection.

0 0 80,461

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Heimdall MCP

Runtime: npx

A transparent proxy for MCP servers that intercepts JSON-RPC, measures latency, stores traces, and enforces access policies.

Key Features:

Transparent proxy for any MCP server

Latency measurement and JSON-RPC message interception

Trace storage in SQLite, PostgreSQL, or MySQL

2 0 11

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Zwldarren Akshare One MCP

Runtime: npx

Provide access to Chinese stock market data including historical prices, real-time data, news, and…

2 1 227

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HostTracker

Runtime: npx

Website uptime monitoring: run checks from 300+ locations, manage monitors, alerts and incidents

0 0 1

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Arcaeon Ledger

Runtime: uvx

Tamper-evident action logging for agents: hash-chained append/verify, one JSONL file, zero deps.

0 0

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Agentburn

Runtime: uvx

Local profiler for AI agents: burn by source, overnight bill, behavioral forensics, config fixes

0 0 122

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Fastmcp Sonarqube Metrics

Runtime: uvx

Exposes SonarQube project metrics, history, component data, health checks, projects, and issues through MCP tools.

Key Features:

Expose SonarQube data through FastMCP

Retrieve current and historical project metrics

Collect paginated component-tree metrics

8 0 14

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Opik MCP

Runtime: npx

MCP server for querying and managing LLM observability, traces, and experiments in Opik workspaces.

Key Features:

Universal read tool for entity retrieval by type and ID

List tool with name filtering and pagination scoped to projects

Ask Ollie tool for investigative and cross-entity synthesis queries

1 0 217

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Netdata#Netdata

Runtime: Remote (SSE)

Use Netdata observability data for infrastructure discovery, exploration, reporting, and root-cause analysis through MCP.

Key Features:

Discover Netdata-monitored infrastructure

Explore metrics and logs

Inspect systems, containers, and processes

3 0 80,445

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Sensations Mergulho

Runtime: npx

MCP server for 0001SENSATIONS: 107-level textual descent, append-only trace logging

0 0

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Dynatrace MCP

Runtime: npx

Connects AI assistants to Dynatrace for observability queries, incident analysis, security insights, and automation.

Key Features:

Execute and validate Dynatrace DQL

Search Dynatrace entities and observability problems

Query vulnerabilities, exceptions, and Kubernetes events

3 0 136

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Best Alternatives to Trace Forge

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