# Grafana Tempo

> Tracing backend (OTLP/Jaeger/Zipkin, TraceQL)

**Subcategory:** Grafana  
**License:** Apache-2.0  
**Source:** https://github.com/grafana/skills/blob/main/skills/grafana-lgtm/tempo/SKILL.md

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## When it is useful

Tracing backend (OTLP/Jaeger/Zipkin, TraceQL, object storage).

## The Catch

Frontmatter tempo. Steals generic tracing-backend / find-slow-requests. Distinct from SigNoz and from live temporal-* (workflow engine).