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Apache Flink vs Zipkin

A side-by-side look at Apache Flink and Zipkin. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

 Apache Flink

Apache Flink

Development

Apache Flink is an open-source stream processing framework that performs stateful computations over unbounded and bounded data streams. It offers high throughput, low latency, accurate results, and fault tolerance.

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Zipkin

Zipkin

Development

Zipkin is an open source distributed tracing system. It is used to gather timing data needed to troubleshoot latency problems in microservice architectures. Zipkin helps gather timing data related to inter-service calls and provides tools to visualize this data.

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