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HostsCK vs Zipkin

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

HostsCK

HostsCK

Security & Privacy

HostsCK is an open-source ad blocking program that modifies the hosts file on your computer to block unwanted connections. It aims to provide a simple way to block ads, tracking, malware, and other nuisances without installing more complex software.

ad-blockinghosts-fileopen-sourceprivacysecurity
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.

tracinglatencymicroservicesvisualization

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