# Apache SkyWalking

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/apache-skywalking
- **Category:** APM Tools
- **Homepage:** https://skywalking.apache.org/
- **Also known as:** apache-skywalking
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-05T14:14:59.145Z

## Vioscale score

**37.2 / 100**, confidence 24% (low).

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| capabilities | 74.7 | 0.07 | 5.2 | ✓ |
| github_stars | 82.9 | 0.029 | 2.4 | ✓ |
| integrations | 8.7 | 0.094 | 0.8 | ✓ |
| github_activity | 34 | 0.105 | 3.6 | ✓ |
| release_cadence | 21.1 | 0.058 | 1.2 | ✓ |
| security_posture | 0 | 0.129 | 0 | - |
| package_downloads | 0 | 0.152 | 0 | - |
| stackoverflow_activity | 0 | 0.07 | 0 | - |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-05, [verify at source](https://skywalking.apache.org/). Independently observed._

Open source · Free tier

> Free and open source

## About

Apache SkyWalking provides distributed tracing, metrics, logs, profiling, and alarms in a single platform for cloud-native services and GenAI models, including cost and token tracking.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** macOS, Web, Linux, Windows
- **Deployment:** Cloud / SaaS, On-premise, Self-hosted

## Integrations (1)

_Independently observed._

- Grafana

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for APM Tools. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Instrumentation** | |
| Auto-instrumentation | ✓ |
| Distributed tracing | ✓ |
| **Insight** | |
| Service map | ✓ |
| Code / continuous profiling | ✓ |
| Database monitoring | - |
| Error analytics | ✓ |
| Real-user monitoring | - |
| **Intelligence** | |
| Anomaly / root-cause AI | - |
| **Standards** | |
| OpenTelemetry support | - |
| **Core** | |
| Language agents | 10+ language agents |
| **Deployment** | |
| Hosting | Cloud + self-hosted |
| **Insight** | |
| SLO / error-budget tracking | - |

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### activity

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| activity.commits_last_30d | 11 | [link](https://github.com/apache/skywalking/pulse) | 2026-08-01 | 65% (medium) |

### adoption

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adoption.github_stars | 24,903 | [link](https://github.com/apache/skywalking) | 2026-08-01 | 90% (high) |

### integrations

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| integrations.count | 1 | [link](https://skywalking.apache.org/) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

### language

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language.primary | Java | [link](https://github.com/apache/skywalking) | 2026-08-01 | 90% (high) |

### license

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | [link](https://github.com/apache/skywalking) | 2026-08-01 | 95% (high) |

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.model | open_source | [link](https://skywalking.apache.org/) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.price_level | free | [link](https://skywalking.apache.org/) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://skywalking.apache.org/) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.transparent | yes | [link](https://skywalking.apache.org/) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |

### release

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| release.cadence_days | 142 | [link](https://github.com/apache/skywalking/releases) | 2026-08-01 | 70% (medium) |

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