Pinpoint
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| Fact | Pinpoint | Uptrace |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | The installation guide says a self-managed instance requires HBase, Pinpoint Collector, Pinpoint Web, and an Agent attached to a Java application. | Self-hosted installation options include Docker, Ansible, and Kubernetes, and Linux packages are available for amd64 and arm64. |
| Integrations | The supported modules list includes technologies such as Tomcat, Spring Boot, gRPC, Kafka, MySQL, Redis, and MongoDB. | Telemetry can arrive through OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Vector, Fluent Bit and CloudWatch, and Grafana can use Uptrace as Prometheus or Tempo data sources. |
| License | Pinpoint is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. | The main Uptrace repository is licensed AGPL-3.0; several SDK repositories use BSD-2-Clause and the Helm chart uses Apache-2.0. |
| Product | Pinpoint is an application performance management tool for large-scale distributed systems written in Java and PHP. | Uptrace is an OpenTelemetry-native observability platform that unifies traces, metrics, and logs. |
| Support | The project site links to a questions and FAQ page for users seeking help. | The project directs users to Telegram, Slack and GitHub Discussions for help; paid editions add email, priority, fast-SLA or dedicated support. |
Pinpoint plans
- PinpointFree
Uptrace plans
- CommunityFree
- Uptrace CloudFree
- Starter$39 a month
- Team$199 a month
- Business$499 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
Pick Pinpoint if…
Pinpoint suits teams monitoring distributed applications built with Java, PHP, or Python. It is for users able to manage a self-hosted deployment and its HBase, Collector, Web, and Agent components.
Pick Uptrace if…
Uptrace suits teams that need to correlate traces, metrics, and logs, and choose between cloud and self-hosted deployment. Its listed editions range from Community for individuals to Business for reliability and compliance needs.