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GoAccess vs Zipkin

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted monitoring & status options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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GO GoAccess Real-time web log analyzer and interactive viewer VS ZI Zipkin Distributed tracing system for latency troubleshooting
FeatureGoAccessZipkin
CategoryMonitoring & StatusMonitoring & Status
LicenseMITApache-2.0
LanguageCJava
Setup difficultyEasyMedium
Min. RAM64 MB512 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metal, binarydocker, binary
GitHub stars★ 20,762★ 17,452
First released20102015
ReplacesGoogle AnalyticsDatadog APM

Why pick each one

Choose GoAccess if…

  • Extremely fast and lightweight
  • Works fully offline
GoAccess details

Choose Zipkin if…

  • Simple to run
  • Long-established project
Zipkin details

Frequently asked questions

Is GoAccess or Zipkin better?

GoAccess is the stronger all-round pick: it has both the larger community and the simpler easy setup. Consider Zipkin if its specific feature set fits your needs better.

Are GoAccess and Zipkin free and open-source?

Yes. GoAccess is licensed under MIT and Zipkin under Apache-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run GoAccess and Zipkin with Docker?

GoAccess: yes. Zipkin: yes.

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