OpenTelemetry-only stacks
Vendor-neutral instrumentation exporting traces, metrics, and logs to backends you choose — essential plumbing, not an agent ops product by itself.
Comparison
PUVINOISE™ vs OpenTelemetry-only stacks
OpenTelemetry-only stacks give portable traces and metrics. PUVINOISE™ builds Behaviour Runtime Intelligence on those signals — decisions, situation, Runtime Cases, and recovery.
Fair framing
This page positions categories honestly. OpenTelemetry-only stacks is strong at raw telemetry stacks. PUVINOISE™ is Behaviour Runtime Intelligence for AI agent fleets — observe behaviour, understand intent, predict outcomes, and recover with governance. The two work together.
Focus
What each is optimized for
PUVINOISE™
A behaviour pipeline and control plane that consumes high-quality telemetry (including OTLP) and turns it into agent operations: intent, anomalies, cases, recovery.
Side by side
Key dimensions
Short contrasts to help you choose — not feature laundry lists.
What you get
OpenTelemetry-only stacks: Portable telemetry plumbing. PUVINOISE™: Behaviour runtime product on signals.
Agent ops UX
OpenTelemetry-only stacks: DIY on your backend. PUVINOISE™: Command Centre + cases included.
Decision semantics
OpenTelemetry-only stacks: General-purpose semantic conventions. PUVINOISE™: SDK decision telemetry patterns.
Recovery
OpenTelemetry-only stacks: Build your own. PUVINOISE™: Governed recovery workflows.
Relationship
OpenTelemetry-only stacks: Foundation layer. PUVINOISE™: Complements OTel; does not replace it.
Choose OpenTelemetry-only stacks when
You only need raw telemetry in an existing backend today
You have bandwidth to build agent ops UX and recovery yourself
Standardization on OTel is the near-term goal
Choose PUVINOISE™ when
You would rather not build Command Centre and Runtime Cases in-house
Decision telemetry and behaviour graphs must be first-class
Multi-tenant governance and recovery are product requirements
Go deeper
Related pages
Documentation / OTLP
Continue with guides and product surfaces that reinforce this comparison.
Documentation / OTLP →SDK reference
Continue with guides and product surfaces that reinforce this comparison.
SDK reference →View Pricing
Plans for Behaviour Runtime Intelligence.
Pricing →FAQ
PUVINOISE™ vs OpenTelemetry-only stacks — quick answers
Is PUVINOISE™ a replacement for OpenTelemetry-only stacks?
No. OpenTelemetry-only stacks serves raw telemetry stacks. PUVINOISE™ specializes in agent behaviour runtime, multi-tenant operations, and governed recovery. Keep OpenTelemetry-only stacks and add PUVINOISE™ for the agent layer.
How do we evaluate quickly?
Start a free evaluation on app.puvilabs.com, instrument a sample agent with the SDK, and walk a signal through Command Centre into a Runtime Case. Pair with Pricing when procurement needs plan clarity.
Where is the full comparison set?
See the Compare hub for Datadog, Langfuse, LangSmith, Helicone, Arize, Phoenix, Braintrust, OpenTelemetry-only stacks, Azure Monitor, Dynatrace, New Relic, and Elastic.
Prove Behaviour Runtime Intelligence on your agents
Start a free evaluation — or request a demo if you want a guided comparison workshop against your current stack.