Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Zipkin
Zipkin clearly comes out ahead of HyperDX on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. HyperDX's paid plans start at $20/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | hybrid |
| Company | HyperDX | OpenZipkin |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DevelopmentSaaS & Cloud | Development |
| Categories | observability-apm | observability-apm |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Zipkin
custom
open source
| Feature | hyperdx | zipkin |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Day Starter Trial | ||
| Apache 2.0 License | ||
| 3 Day Retention | ||
| Community Maintained | ||
| 30 Day Retention | ||
| Self-Hostable | ||
| 50 Gb/Mo | ||
| Custom Contracts Available | ||
| Custom Pricing | ||
| Custom Retention | ||
| Flat Rate | ||
| Saml Sso | ||
| Store Up To 3 Gb/Mo | ||
| Unlimited Users | ||
| Up To 1 User | ||
| Volume Discounts Available |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Zipkin comes out ahead overall, though HyperDX can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Both HyperDX and Zipkin offer a free tier.
Zipkin scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
