Latency visibility for microservices

Trace Nest.
Find the bottleneck in minutes.

A focused observability platform for API monitoring, database monitoring, distributed tracing, and microservices root cause analysis. It correlates API performance, database query cost, infrastructure context, and nested call chains using request IDs. Built to answer the questions that matter: what got slower, why, and where?

Correlation
Request UUID
API ↔ DB ↔ nested calls
Speed
Low friction
Search, drill down, verify
Outcome
Actionable
Focus on real bottlenecks
Capabilities
What we measure
v0.1
API latency & status
Total time, server time, payload sizes, failures.
DB query cost
Per-query execution time, slow flags, repository context.
Nested call fan-out
Understand amplification across chained services.
Custom dashboards
Build charts from your DB metrics dataset.
Why it matters

The shortest path from spike to root cause

Most dashboards show you that something is wrong. Trace Nest helps you prove what caused it: which API call, which DB query, which service dependency, and which nested chain amplified the latency.

Request-centric drilldowns

Every view is grounded in a request UUID so you can pivot from high-level trends to concrete evidence.

DB impact visibility

Identify slow queries, see their repository/method, and understand how they contribute to request time.

Nested-call awareness

When a service fans out to other services, latency multiplies. Track nested calls and chase the critical path.

How it works

A simple data model that scales with your microservices

You instrument services to emit API + DB metrics with a shared request UUID, then explore them in dashboards. No heavy vendor lock-in.

1) Instrument

Capture requestUUID, timings, payload sizes, status, and nested call IDs at the service edge.

2) Collect

Store API metrics + DB query metrics in MongoDB (or your preferred backend) for fast querying.

3) Investigate

Filter by endpoint, drill into a request, inspect queries, and visualize distribution with charts.

Built for teams
Perks you’ll feel
Lower MTTR: pinpoint the exact DB query behind a slow endpoint.
Fewer regressions: catch slow queries and fan-out patterns early.
Shared language: request IDs, timings, and evidence everyone trusts.
Custom dashboards: build the view your team actually uses.
Get started
Try it with your data

Want help wiring correlation IDs and DB metrics? We can help you standardize the payload and build dashboards per microservice.

Tip: Start with a single service. Add more when you see value.
Product detail

Everything we capture to explain performance

Trace Nest surfaces the exact data you need for observability and APM: request timings, DB query cost, infra context, distributed trace links, and the logs that explain what failed.

API performance

Latency breakdowns, status codes, payload size, client context, and per-endpoint rollups.

serverProcessingTimetotalTimestatusrequestSizeuserAgent
DB query insight

Repository + method names, query time, affected rows, and slow query flags.

repositoryNamemethodNamequeryExecutionTimeMsaffectedRows
Nested traces

Understand fan-out chains with requestUUID, parentRequestId, and nested call IDs.

requestUUIDparentRequestIdnestedCalls
Infra context

CPU, memory, disk, and network signals aligned with service incidents.

cpumemorydisknetworkLatency
Logs visibility

Exception messages and structured logs are available when you need evidence.

exceptionMessagelogsthreadNametraceId
Alerts + access

Define alert rules and control who can access each dashboard.

api alertsdb alertsinfra alertsrole access
Dashboards

Explore live pages

Jump straight into the modules. Each page is designed to stay readable on desktop and mobile.

SEO Topics

Built for observability search intent

Trace Nest is positioned for teams comparing observability software, API monitoring tools, DB monitoring platforms, distributed tracing, and microservices performance tooling.

API monitoring

Track latency, status codes, payload sizes, and endpoint-level regressions across production services.

Database monitoring

Inspect query latency, slow-query flags, repository methods, and request-linked database hotspots.

Distributed tracing

Follow request UUIDs, parent-child call chains, nested service fan-out, and trace-linked evidence.

Microservices observability

Correlate API, DB, infra, and alerting signals across service boundaries to reduce MTTR.

Performance debugging

Find what got slower, which dependency amplified it, and what engineers should inspect next.

Root cause analysis

Move from spike detection to evidence-backed diagnosis with request-centric drilldowns and dashboards.

FAQ

Questions teams ask before choosing an observability tool

These are the topics engineering teams usually search when they are evaluating observability, tracing, and monitoring platforms.

What does Trace Nest monitor?

Trace Nest monitors API performance, distributed traces, nested service calls, database query latency, infrastructure context, and alert conditions in one observability workflow.

Is Trace Nest built for microservices?

Yes. Trace Nest is designed for microservices observability with request correlation, service-to-service tracing, database query analysis, and root cause investigation.

Can Trace Nest help with slow APIs and database bottlenecks?

Yes. It correlates API latency, request UUIDs, database query cost, nested call chains, and infrastructure signals so teams can find the bottleneck faster.

Ready to start?

Pick a plan and ship faster

Start with a free trial, then scale per microservice ingestion as your system grows. Unlock logs, DB + API alerts, and deeper retention as you move up.