Zipkin

Distributed tracing system for microservices

About Zipkin

Zipkin is a distributed tracing system that collects timing data across services so developers can troubleshoot latency in microservice architectures. Self-hosting it on a small server, NAS, or VPS keeps the service available on your terms and makes backups and migrations straightforward. That makes it a practical fit for homelab users, small teams, and organizations that value privacy, ownership, and predictable costs over time.

Zipkin key facts

Category: Developer Tools
Pricing: Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas: tracing, microservices, latency, debugging
Official site: zipkin.io

About the Developer Tools category

Editors, platforms, and services developers rely on to build and ship software. The Developer Tools category on Tools Hub currently lists 738 tools. Alongside Zipkin, it includes Semaphore UI, Kuzzle, Feathers, LoopBack.

FreeDeveloper Toolstracingmicroserviceslatencydebugging

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