# Zipkin

> A distributed tracing system

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/zipkin
- **Category:** Distributed Tracing Tools
- **Homepage:** https://zipkin.io
- **Also known as:** zipkin
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-01T16:10:25.097Z

## Vioscale score

**32.9 / 100**, confidence 25% (low).

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

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| capabilities | 45.8 | 12 | 549.8 | ✓ |
| github_stars | 80 | 5 | 400.1 | ✓ |
| integrations | 26 | 16 | 415.5 | ✓ |
| github_activity | 0 | 18 | 0 | ✓ |
| release_cadence | 63.9 | 10 | 638.9 | ✓ |
| security_posture | 0 | 22 | 0 | - |
| package_downloads | 0 | 26 | 0 | - |
| stackoverflow_activity | 0 | 12 | 0 | - |

## About

Zipkin is a distributed tracing system that helps gather timing data needed to troubleshoot latency problems in service architectures, with features for both the collection and lookup of trace data.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** Web
- **Deployment:** Self-hosted

## Integrations (7)

_Independently observed._

- HTTP
- Kafka
- Apache ActiveMQ
- gRPC
- RabbitMQ
- Apache Cassandra
- Elasticsearch

## Capabilities

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

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Core** | |
| Trace role | SaaS platform |
| **Standards** | |
| OpenTelemetry support | None |
| **Query** | |
| Trace search / filter by attributes | ✓ |
| Service dependency graph | ✓ |
| **Sampling** | |
| Tail-based / dynamic sampling | - |
| **Query** | |
| High-cardinality attribute exploration | - |
| **Standards** | |
| Multi-protocol (Jaeger + Zipkin + OTLP) | - |
| **Instrumentation** | |
| Auto-instrumentation | None |
| **Correlation** | |
| Correlate traces with metrics/logs | - |
| **Deployment** | |
| Hosting | Self-hosted only |
| **Architecture** | |
| Storage backend | Apache Cassandra, Elasticsearch |

## 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 | 0 | [link](https://github.com/openzipkin/zipkin/pulse) | 2026-08-01 | 65% (medium) |

### adoption

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adoption.github_stars | 17,449 | [link](https://github.com/openzipkin/zipkin) | 2026-08-01 | 90% (high) |

### integrations

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| integrations.count | 7 | [link](https://zipkin.io) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

### language

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

### license

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

### release

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| release.cadence_days | 65 | [link](https://github.com/openzipkin/zipkin/releases) | 2026-08-01 | 70% (medium) |

### reliability

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reliability.status_page | yes | [link](https://zipkin.io/status) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

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