Chronosphere Observability Platform vs OpenZipkin
Chronosphere Observability Platform
chronosphere.io
OpenZipkin
zipkin.ioSide by side
| Figure | Chronosphere Observability Platform | OpenZipkin |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Monitoring Observability | 8.3 (#9) | 7.3 (#20) |
| Data collection | It ingests data using Prometheus or OpenTelemetry and supports querying with PromQL. | Applications must be instrumented to report trace data; listed transports include HTTP, Kafka, ActiveMQ, gRPC, and RabbitMQ. |
| Deployment | The Observability Platform is a SaaS service; customer environments deploy Chronosphere collectors, while Chronosphere manages the datastore and dashboards. | The quickstart describes running Zipkin with Docker, Java, Homebrew, or from source. |
| Support | Customer support includes 24/7/365 communication by Slack, Zendesk, or email, plus customer success resources and optional office hours. | The project directs users to its Gitter chat for questions and says the OpenZipkin organization is primarily volunteers. |
Plans
Chronosphere Observability Platform
- Chronosphere Observability PlatformPriced on request
In their own words
Chronosphere Observability Platform
Chronosphere Observability Platform has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.