Jaeger
jaegertracing.io ↗Open sourceSelf-hostable
Open source, end-to-end distributed tracing platform.
CategoryObservability & Monitoring
PricingFree, open source
Self-hostableYes
Repositoryjaegertracing/jaeger
LicenseApache-2.0
LanguageGo
Last activityOct 2026Active
Repository
From GitHub · updated Oct 23
Stars23k
Forks3.2k
Open issues564
Last pushOct 2026
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