X-Ray vs Zipkin

Developers should use X-Ray when building or maintaining cloud-native applications on AWS, especially those with complex architectures like microservices, serverless functions (e meets developers should use zipkin when building or maintaining distributed systems, especially microservices, to monitor request flows and debug latency issues. Here's our take.

X-Ray

Nice Pick

Developers should use X-Ray when building or maintaining cloud-native applications on AWS, especially those with complex architectures like microservices, serverless functions (e

Pros

• g
• Related to: aws-lambda, microservices

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Zipkin

Developers should use Zipkin when building or maintaining distributed systems, especially microservices, to monitor request flows and debug latency issues

Pros

• It is essential for identifying slow services, understanding dependencies between components, and optimizing performance in complex architectures
• Related to: distributed-tracing, microservices

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

Use X-Ray if: You want g and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.

Use Zipkin if: You prioritize it is essential for identifying slow services, understanding dependencies between components, and optimizing performance in complex architectures over what X-Ray offers.

The Bottom Line

X-Ray wins

Developers should use X-Ray when building or maintaining cloud-native applications on AWS, especially those with complex architectures like microservices, serverless functions (e