Subtrace GTM brain

Subtrace gives backend developers a zero-code network inspector for HTTP requests across their services.

category

Backend HTTP observability

market profile

  • text: Developers debugging distributed services need request-level visibility without adding instrumentation to every application.
  • text: Open-source adoption and container-focused workflows provide an entry into a crowded observability market.

personas

  • title: Backend software engineer
    pains:
    • An unexpected HTTP failure is difficult to reproduce across services.
    • Adding instrumentation and redeploying every service delays debugging.
  • title: Site reliability or platform engineer
    pains:
    • A production incident requires visibility across containerized workloads.
    • Collecting detailed requests must be balanced against operational overhead and sensitive payload exposure.
  • title: Engineering manager
    pains:
    • Troubleshooting consumes developer time and visibility varies by service.
    • Teams want a common way to inspect traffic across languages.

icp

  • text: Software companies running Linux backend services and APIs, especially those using containers or Kubernetes.
  • text: Engineering teams operating multiple services and looking for low-instrumentation network visibility.

message pillars

  • text: Make backend network traffic inspectable.
  • text: Make getting started lightweight.
  • text: Invite developers to try the macOS beta.

objections

  • objection: How does it compare with packet analysis tools or existing tracing?
    response: Run a bounded troubleshooting pilot and compare HTTP-level visibility and deployment effort with existing tools.
  • objection: Can request data include secrets or personal information?
    response: Review deployment, filtering and retention controls with the vendor before capturing production payloads.
  • objection: Does it work on developer laptops?
    response: Check platform support: the repository describes macOS as a private beta.

competitors

  • name: Pixie
    why: eBPF-based Kubernetes observability with automatic request capture.
  • name: Kubeshark
    why: Kubernetes network traffic inspection and debugging.
  • name: Wireshark
    why: Established packet analysis alternative for network debugging.

keywords

  • zero code network tracing
  • HTTP request inspector backend
  • Kubernetes network debugging
  • eBPF HTTP observability
  • Docker network tracing
  • inspect production API requests

voice

  • developer-centric
  • concise
  • practical

signals

  • text: A team is adopting Kubernetes or Docker and needs visibility into service-to-service requests.
  • text: Engineers are investigating hard-to-reproduce API errors or lack instrumentation across services.

stack

  • eBPF
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Node.js
  • FastAPI

pricing

model: unknown

motion

community_led

channels

  • GitHub
  • Discord
  • developer communities
  • SEO

confidence

medium

Founders

  • name: Adhityaa Chandrasekar
    title: Founder/CEO
    role: CEO
    bio: Founder and CEO at Subtrace. Previously worked at Google as a software engineer on Kubernetes internals and GKE infra monitoring. University of Waterloo and IIT Madras alum.
  • name: Sachin Sridhar
    title: Founder/CTO
    role: CTO
    bio: Cofounder and CTO at Subtrace. Previously a software engineer at Microsoft, where I worked on Power BI/Microsoft Fabric. Studied computer science at IIT Madras.

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