Apache SkyWalking
APM, Application Performance Monitoring System for Distributed Systems.
Overview
Apache SkyWalking is an open-source application performance monitoring tool that provides monitoring, tracing, and diagnosing capabilities for distributed systems. It is designed to be a modern APM for cloud-native architectures, with a focus on microservices, containers, and service mesh.
✨ Key Features
- Distributed Tracing
- Service, Instance, and Endpoint Metrics Monitoring
- Service Topology Map Analysis
- Alarming
- Service Mesh Observability
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Focus on cloud-native and microservices architectures
- Service mesh observability capabilities
- Active and growing open-source community
Unique Value: Provides a comprehensive, open-source observability platform for modern, distributed systems, with a focus on microservices, containers, and service mesh.
🎯 Use Cases (3)
✅ Best For
- Monitoring and diagnosing performance issues in microservices architectures
- Visualizing service dependencies and communication
- Observing service mesh traffic
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Monitoring traditional, monolithic applications
- Organizations that want a fully managed, SaaS-based APM solution
🏆 Alternatives
Offers a broader set of observability features, including metrics and service mesh observability, compared to some other open-source tracing tools.
💻 Platforms
✅ Offline Mode Available
🔌 Integrations
💰 Pricing
Free tier: Apache SkyWalking is open-source and free to use.
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