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Comparison

Apache SkyWalking vs Pinpoint APM

No clear leader: Pinpoint APM (56.8) and Apache SkyWalking (53.3) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Apache SkyWalking53
Pinpoint APM57
Score
Vioscale score
Apache SkyWalking53 / 100medium · 54%
Pinpoint APM57 / 100medium · 53%
Pricing
Free tier
Apache SkyWalking✓
Pinpoint APM–
Model
Apache SkyWalkingopen_source
Pinpoint APMopen_source
Price level
Apache SkyWalkingfree
Pinpoint APMfree
Transparent
Apache SkyWalking✓
Pinpoint APM–
Integrations
Count
Apache SkyWalking14
Pinpoint APM64
Security
Scorecard
Apache SkyWalking7
Pinpoint APM4.7
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Apache SkyWalking–
Pinpoint APM✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Apache SkyWalking106
Pinpoint APM56
Github stars
Apache SkyWalking24,930
Pinpoint APM13,861
Activity
Commits last 30d
Apache SkyWalking20
Pinpoint APM100
Release
Cadence days
Apache SkyWalking89
Pinpoint APM84
History
Apache SkyWalking20 items
Pinpoint APM20 items
License
Spdx
Apache SkyWalkingApache-2.0
Pinpoint APMApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Apache SkyWalkingJava
Pinpoint APMJava

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for apm tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Instrumentation
Auto-instrumentation
Apache SkyWalking✓
Pinpoint APM✓
Distributed tracing
Apache SkyWalking✓
Pinpoint APM✓
Insight
Service map
Apache SkyWalking✓
Pinpoint APM✓
Code / continuous profiling
Apache SkyWalking✓
Pinpoint APM✓
Database monitoring
Apache SkyWalking✓
Pinpoint APM✓
Error analytics
Apache SkyWalking✓
Pinpoint APM✓
Real-user monitoring
Apache SkyWalking✓
Pinpoint APM-
SLO / error-budget tracking
Apache SkyWalking-
Pinpoint APM-
Intelligence
Anomaly / root-cause AI
Apache SkyWalking✓
Pinpoint APM-
Standards
OpenTelemetry support
Apache SkyWalkingOTLP ingest
Pinpoint APM-
Core
Language agents
Apache SkyWalking10+ language agents supported
Pinpoint APMJava, PHP, Python
Deployment
Hosting
Apache SkyWalkingCloud + self-hosted
Pinpoint APMSelf-hosted only

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Apache SkyWalking

An open-source observability platform combining distributed tracing, metrics, logs, and profiling in one interface. Provides automatic instrumentation across 10+ languages, interactive service topology visualization, database monitoring, and an AI assistant for answering observability questions in natural language.

Independently observed

Pinpoint APM

A monitoring tool that traces transaction flows across distributed system components to reveal application topology, performance bottlenecks, and transaction details. Provides code-level visibility with minimal performance overhead through agent-based instrumentation.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Apache SkyWalking

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Pinpoint APM

Open source
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Apache SkyWalking✓
Pinpoint APM✓
CLI
Apache SkyWalking✓
Pinpoint APM✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Apache SkyWalking✓
Pinpoint APM✗
Self-hosted
Apache SkyWalking✓
Pinpoint APM✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (4)
  • Kafka
  • MySQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • Redis

Apache SkyWalking

14 total - 10 not shared
  • Apache APISIX
  • Grafana
  • OpenTelemetry Collector
  • Amazon Bedrock
  • OpenAI
  • WeChat Mini Program
  • Alipay Mini Program
  • Envoy
  • DeepSeek
  • Claude Sonnet
Independently observed

Pinpoint APM

50 total - 46 not shared
  • Tomcat
  • Jetty
  • JBoss EAP
  • Websphere
  • Vertx
  • Weblogic
  • Undertow
  • Akka HTTP
  • Spring
  • Spring Boot
  • Spring WebFlux
  • Spring Cloud Sleuth
  • Ktor
  • Apache HttpClient
  • JDK HttpClient
  • GoogleHttpClient
  • OkHttpClient
  • NingAsyncHttpClient
  • Netty
  • Thrift
  • DUBBO
  • gRPC
  • Apache CXF
  • ActiveMQ
  • +22 more
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.