Elastic Observability vs OpenZipkin
| Elastic Observability | OpenZipkin | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | No |
| Paid from | — | Free |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | api, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Web, Windows | self-hosted, Web |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment model | hybrid | self_hosted |
| OpenTelemetry support | — | Yes |
| Service map | — | Yes |
| Tail-based sampling | — | No |
Both are listed in Best Distributed Tracing Tools. On Inferse, Elastic Observability scores higher on our published basis.