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pinpoint vs agentscope-studio
pinpoint has 13,872 GitHub stars, 3,749 forks, 543 open issues and last shipped yesterday. agentscope-studio has 651 stars, 141 forks, 11 open issues and last shipped 18 days ago. pinpoint leads on adoption by 2,031% (13,872 vs 651 stars). pinpoint is written in Java under Apache-2.0; agentscope-studio is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0. pinpoint has attracted 27% as many forks as stars, agentscope-studio 22%. pinpoint was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (agent, tracing), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| pinpoint | agentscope-studio | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 14K | ★ 651 |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Java | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.7K | ⑂ 141 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick pinpoint if
- You weight community size — 14K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Java
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick agentscope-studio if
- You want the agentscope-studio feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and agentscope-studio fits your workflow better
About pinpoint
Pinpoint is an open source Application Performance Management (APM) tool built for large scale distributed systems. It is written primarily in Java and also supports applications written in PHP and Python through a separate agent repository. Inspired by Google's Dapper, it provides a way to analyze the overall structure of a system and how the components inside it are interconnected by tracing transactions across distributed applications. The project lives in the Java ecosystem, is licensed under Apache 2.0, and has been developed for around twelve years, with its current stable release being v3.1.0.…
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About agentscope-studio
AgentScope Studio is a local, development oriented visualization toolkit for developers building agent based applications with the AgentScope framework, offering project management, a chatbot style runtime view, OpenTelemetry tracing, statistical evaluation and a built in development copilot — although it is no longer maintained as a standalone tool and is being archived in favour of the built in Web UI shipped with AgentScope 2.0.
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Frequently asked questions
Is pinpoint or agentscope-studio more popular?
pinpoint has 13,872 GitHub stars and agentscope-studio has 651. pinpoint has the larger community by that measure.
Are pinpoint and agentscope-studio free?
Both are open source. pinpoint is licensed under Apache-2.0 and agentscope-studio under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between pinpoint and agentscope-studio?
pinpoint is written in Java and agentscope-studio in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, pinpoint or agentscope-studio?
Choose pinpoint if you want the larger community (13,872 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose agentscope-studio if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.