HowToBuild- License
- Apache-2.0
- Cost
- Open Source
- Self-host
- Yes
Overview
Jaeger receives, stores, and visualizes distributed traces so teams can follow requests across service boundaries and investigate latency.
Why it is interesting
Why pay attention
It is a focused open-source tracing backend for teams standardizing instrumentation around OpenTelemetry.
Editorial status
Included for comparison and context.
Best for
- Service teams investigating distributed request paths
Not ideal for
- Teams seeking a complete metrics, logs, and incident platform in one product
Open source & pricing
Open Source
Jaeger is free and self-hostable; storage and operations infrastructure carry costs.
GitHub momentum
★ 23,217
- Last 7 days
- +22
- Last 30 days
- Window incomplete
- Evidence
- 9/10/2026–9/17/2026 · weekly window
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Sources checked
Official documentation, repository, license, and product factsmaintainer · Sep 4, 2026