Jaeger
Open source, end-to-end distributed tracing.
Overview
Jaeger, inspired by Dapper and OpenZipkin, is a distributed tracing system released as open source by Uber Technologies. It is used for monitoring and troubleshooting microservices-based distributed systems, including distributed context propagation, distributed transaction monitoring, root cause analysis, service dependency analysis, and performance/latency optimization.
✨ Key Features
- Distributed Tracing
- Service Dependency Analysis
- Performance and Latency Optimization
- Root Cause Analysis
- OpenTracing and OpenTelemetry compatible
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Open-source and CNCF graduated project
- Compatibility with OpenTracing and OpenTelemetry
- Designed for large-scale, microservices-based architectures
Unique Value: Provides a powerful, open-source solution for distributed tracing, enabling developers to gain deep visibility into their microservices and troubleshoot complex issues.
🎯 Use Cases (3)
✅ Best For
- Tracing requests across multiple microservices
- Identifying performance bottlenecks in a distributed architecture
- Visualizing service dependencies
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Log management or metrics monitoring (though it can be integrated with other tools)
- Organizations that want a fully managed, all-in-one observability platform
🏆 Alternatives
Offers a more modern and feature-rich experience compared to Zipkin, and is more tightly integrated with the CNCF ecosystem.
💻 Platforms
✅ Offline Mode Available
🔌 Integrations
💰 Pricing
Free tier: Jaeger is open-source and free to use.
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