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TimescaleDB vs Zipkin

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

TimescaleDB

TimescaleDB

Databases

TimescaleDB is an open-source time-series database optimized for fast ingest and complex queries. It is engineered up from PostgreSQL, enabling scalability and SQL queries.

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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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