Prometheus and OpenTelemetry interoperability in 2026: Survey results

The 2026 survey shows that interoperability between OpenTelemetry and Prometheus has significantly improved, with higher ease-of-use ratings and a notable shift toward OpenTelemetry SDKs in application instrumentation. While infrastructure metrics remain a hybrid of both technologies, users continue to advocate for better unification of data models and improved handling of metadata and naming conventions.