Tracetest for Development and Test Automation Teams

5 Ways Trace-based Testing Matters to Devs and QAs

1. Tracetest is Built on OpenTelemetry Standards

• Programming language agnostic!! OpenTelemetry libraries exist for every programming language!
• We only care about traces
• Trace Analyzer helps you enforce OpenTelemetry Semantic Conventions
• Supports traces generated from both manual and automatic instrumentation

2. Troubleshoots Failed Tests Quickly

• Get a trace with every test.
• See the full transaction, identify where it broke, and which team can help fix it.
• Share failed test results across your team, including the trigger, trace, and any assertions.
• Reduce mean time to recovery (MTTR) failed tests by 80%.

3. Enables True End-to-end Testing w/Cypress & Playwright

• Provides visibility across the browser and the back end for every test.
• True end-to-end testing. One test to check the front end and back end.
• Write true end to end tests without spending 3 days mocking them.
• Uses your existing Cypress or Playwright tests with Tracetest in the lifecycle hooks.

4. Promotes Observability Driven Development

• Make observability part of every test, using observability driven development.
• Creating tests based on observability results in improved observability, establishing a self reinforcing improvement loop.
• Tracetest Analyzer helps ensure OpenTelemetry semantic conventions are followed and aids in development
• Promote a culture of Observability everywhere.