Google Cloud Trace vs OpenZipkin
| Google Cloud Trace | OpenZipkin | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | Free |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Web | self-hosted, Web |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Deployment model | cloud | self_hosted |
| OpenTelemetry support | — | Yes |
| Service map | — | Yes |
| Tail-based sampling | — | No |
Both are listed in Best Distributed Tracing Tools. On Samsung Mobile US Press, OpenZipkin scores higher on our published basis.