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Zipkin

Zipkin traces requests through distributed systems.

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Our verdict

Who it's for

Open-source distributed tracing for microservice interactions

Who should look elsewhere

Setup complexity

Pros

  • +Distributed tracing
  • +Open source
  • +Good features
  • +Active development
  • +Free

Cons

  • −Setup complexity
  • −Learning curve
  • −UI dated
  • −Jaeger alternative
  • −Operational overhead

Key features

  • ✓Distributed tracing
  • ✓Service graphs
  • ✓Dependency analysis
  • ✓Self-hosted
  • ✓Open source
  • ✓Twitter origin

Pricing

PlanPriceBillingNotes
Free$0monthDistributed tracing; Latency tracking; Service dependencies

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