OpenTelemetry-native observability platform built for high-cardinality, high-dimensionality debugging of distributed systems — storing traces, logs, and metrics in a unified data layer with sub-second query performance and AI-assisted investigations.
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Key Features
- Unified storage for traces, logs, and metrics with seamless transformation between signals
- Sub-10 second queries across high-cardinality data (unlimited fields at no extra cost)
- BubbleUp for automatic root cause analysis in under three minutes
- SLOs with debuggable burn alerts
- Service maps and distributed tracing
- Anomaly detection
- AI-powered Canvas copilot for guided investigations
- MCP server integration for Claude Code, Cursor, and other AI agents
- Honeycomb Agent Skills for automated onboarding, migration, and instrumentation
- Automated Investigations that autonomously detect, diagnose, and recommend fixes
- Pipeline Intelligence for AI-driven telemetry pipeline configuration
- OpenTelemetry-native with no vendor lock-in
Background
- Co-founded in 2016 by Charity Majors (CTO) and Christine Yen (CEO) in San Francisco.
- Credited with defining and popularizing the modern concept of "observability" for software engineering.
- Raised ~$150M total, including a $50M Series D led by Headline in 2023, with backing from Scale Venture Partners, Insight Partners, and others.
- Honeycomb Metrics reached general availability in March 2026, completing the unified telemetry story.