Jaeger vs Zipkin: What We Chose for Tracing
Jaeger vs Zipkin: What We Chose for Tracing

Jaeger vs Zipkin: What We Chose for Tracing

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Shiv Bade
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jaeger
zipkin
tracing
Published
August 15, 2019
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We evaluated both Jaeger and Zipkin for distributed tracing.
Zipkin: - Lightweight - Simpler UI - Easier to get started
Jaeger: - Native support for OpenTelemetry - Richer UI with dependency graph - Better scalability in larger setups
We chose Jaeger, especially with OpenTracing/OpenTelemetry convergence.
Tip: Start small with a single service and build out from there.