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Jaeger vs Zipkin

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JaegerDistributed Tracing
Free (open source)Published price
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ZipkinDistributed Tracing
FreePublished price
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Jaeger
Distributed Tracing

Monitor and troubleshoot workflows in complex systems.

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Zipkin
Distributed Tracing

A distributed tracing system

Overview
CategoryDistributed TracingDistributed Tracing
What it isJaeger is an open-source distributed tracing platform for monitoring and troubleshooting microservices-based architectures.Open source distributed tracing system helping gather timing data to troubleshoot latency problems in service architectures.
Pricing
Published priceFree (open source)
Jaeger is free, open-source distributed tracing software. It has no paid SaaS plan or numeric commercial price; hosting and managed observability services are separate.
Free
Zipkin does not publish a current numeric rate card through its public vendor channel. Pricing is provided by sales and varies with deployment scope, volume, modules, users, or co…
Pricing modelFreeFree
Free optionsFree plan · Free trialFree plan · Free trial
Deal on CubbieNone right nowNone right now
Company
Founded20162012
Team size1-10 employees1-10 employees
HeadquartersRemote (CNCF)Remote
Featured clientsUberNot available

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