zipkin
The premium Open Source alternative to AWS X-Ray
🎯 Best for:Simple, lightweight distributed tracing for Java/Spring apps
What is zipkin?
Replaces cloud-native tracing services with a self-hosted distributed tracing backend. Focuses on gathering timing data to identify latency bottlenecks in microservice call graphs.
Tech Stack
JavaMonitoring & Logs
Why zipkin?
- • Easy to start
- • Minimal dependencies
- • Proven stability
Limitations
- • Limited UI features
- • Less active than Jaeger
- • Basic search capabilities
3/4/2026
Last Update
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Forks
173
Issues
Apache-2.0
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on AWS X-Ray)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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