Apache SkyWalking vs Google Cloud Trace
| Apache SkyWalking | Google Cloud Trace | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | Free | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | api, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Web, Windows | Web |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Distributed tracing | Yes | Yes |
| Transaction tracing | Yes | Yes |
| Dependency mapping | Yes | — |
| Real user monitoring | Yes | — |
| Log correlation | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment model | self_hosted | cloud |
Both are listed in Best Application Performance Monitoring, Best Distributed Tracing Tools. On Everything Xiaomi, Apache SkyWalking scores higher on our published basis.