Yes, AWS X-Ray has a permanent free tier alongside its paid plans. The free plan includes access to AWS X-Ray traces: The first 100,000 traces recorded each month are free and access to AWS X-Ray trace retrieval and scanning: The first 1,000,000 traces retrieved or scanned each month are free.
About
AWS X-Ray is a distributed tracing and application observability service that helps teams analyze requests as they move through microservices and other components. It provides trace collection, service maps, transaction analysis, and insights that help identify performance bottlenecks, errors, and dependencies across complex applications.
Within Amazon CloudWatch Application Observability, AWS X-Ray supports trace storage, retrieval, scanning, and insights processing for end-to-end visibility into application behavior. It is designed to work alongside CloudWatch signals, logs, metrics, and related observability features to help teams troubleshoot production issues faster.
- Distributed tracing across services and dependencies
- Trace storage, retrieval, and scanning for analysis
- Service maps and transaction-level visibility
- Insights for identifying anomalies and performance issues
- Integration with CloudWatch Application Observability
Free Tier Value
This offer is a one-time credit bundle rather than a recurring monthly allowance, so its monthly value is not directly comparable to a normal subscription. The page says new customers get up to $200 in credits over 6 months, and a credit card is required to create the account, so the practical value is driven by the one-off spend cushion rather than ongoing free usage.
What's included in the free tier
Verified
- Access to AWS X-Ray traces: The first 100,000 traces recorded each month are free.
- Access to AWS X-Ray trace retrieval and scanning: The first 1,000,000 traces retrieved or scanned each month are free.
See AWS X-Ray pricing for current limits.
Paid plans
AWS Free Tier
- credits
- up to $200 total
- duration
- 6 months
- $100 in credits immediately
- Earn up to $100 more as you explore key services
- Credits can be used over 6 months
- No charges unless you convert to a Paid plan
Pricing extracted from AWS X-Ray's pricing page. Always verify current pricing before committing.
