Comparison

AWS X-Ray vs Jaeger

On the evidence we track, AWS X-Ray leads this comparison with a composite score of 72/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

AWS X-Ray full profile →Jaeger full profile →

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★AWS X-Ray72

Jaeger56

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	AWS X-RayLeader	Jaeger
vioscaleAI score	72 / 100medium · 63%	56 / 100low · 38%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	free
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$0.01	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	7
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	PCI-DSS, HIPAA/HITECH, FedRAMP, GDPR	-
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Fedrampsecurity.fedramp	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	-
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	-
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	8.6
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://aws.amazon.com/security/ https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 2 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fjaegertracing%2Fjaeger&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: MODERATE
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	1,141
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	23,297
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	28
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	Go
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	-
Content
Faqcontent.faq	6 items	6 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

AWS X-Ray72 / 100medium · 63%

Jaeger56 / 100low · 38%

Pricing

Free tier

AWS X-Ray✓

Jaeger✓

Model

AWS X-Rayfreemium

Jaegeropen_source

Price level

AWS X-Raylow

Jaegerfree

Starting price

AWS X-Ray$0.01

Jaeger–

Transparent

AWS X-Ray✓

Jaeger✓

Integrations

Count

AWS X-Ray–

Jaeger7

Security

Certifications

AWS X-RayPCI-DSS, HIPAA/HITECH, FedRAMP, GDPR

Jaeger–

Disclosure policy

AWS X-Ray✓

Jaeger–

Fedramp

AWS X-Ray✓

Jaeger–

Gdpr

AWS X-Ray✓

Jaeger–

Hipaa

AWS X-Ray✓

Jaeger–

Iso27001

AWS X-Ray✓

Jaeger–

Pci

AWS X-Ray✓

Jaeger–

Scorecard

AWS X-Ray–

Jaeger8.6

Soc2

AWS X-Ray✓

Jaeger–

Trust center

AWS X-Rayhttps://aws.amazon.com/security/ https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/

Jaeger–

Vulnerabilities

AWS X-Ray–

JaegerCount: 2 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fjaegertracing%2Fjaeger&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: MODERATE

Reliability

Status page

AWS X-Ray✓

Jaeger–

Adoption

Dependent repos

AWS X-Ray–

Jaeger1,141

Github stars

AWS X-Ray–

Jaeger23,297

Activity

Commits last 30d

AWS X-Ray–

Jaeger100

Release

Cadence days

AWS X-Ray–

Jaeger28

History

AWS X-Ray–

Jaeger20 items

License

Spdx

AWS X-Ray–

JaegerApache-2.0

Language

Primary

AWS X-Ray–

JaegerGo

Market

Availability

AWS X-RayAvailable worldwide

Jaeger–

Content

Faq

AWS X-Ray6 items

Jaeger6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for distributed tracing tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Distributed Tracing Tools
Capability	AWS X-Ray	Jaeger
Core
Trace role	Trace backend / store	SaaS platform
Standards
OpenTelemetry support	OTLP ingest	OTel-native
Multi-protocol (Jaeger + Zipkin + OTLP)	-	-
Query
Trace search / filter by attributes	✓	✓
Service dependency graph	✓	✓
High-cardinality attribute exploration	-	-
Sampling
Tail-based / dynamic sampling	-	✓
Instrumentation
Auto-instrumentation	Agent-based	-
Correlation
Correlate traces with metrics/logs	✓	-
Deployment
Hosting	Cloud only	Cloud + self-hosted
Architecture
Storage backend	-	Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, Cassandra, Badger, ClickHouse, Kafka (buffer), memory

Core

Trace role

AWS X-RayTrace backend / store

JaegerSaaS platform

Standards

OpenTelemetry support

AWS X-RayOTLP ingest

JaegerOTel-native

Multi-protocol (Jaeger + Zipkin + OTLP)

AWS X-Ray-

Jaeger-

Query

Trace search / filter by attributes

AWS X-Ray✓

Jaeger✓

Service dependency graph

AWS X-Ray✓

Jaeger✓

High-cardinality attribute exploration

AWS X-Ray-

Jaeger-

Sampling

Tail-based / dynamic sampling

AWS X-Ray-

Jaeger✓

Instrumentation

Auto-instrumentation

AWS X-RayAgent-based

Jaeger-

Correlation

Correlate traces with metrics/logs

AWS X-Ray✓

Jaeger-

Deployment

Hosting

AWS X-RayCloud only

JaegerCloud + self-hosted

Architecture

Storage backend

AWS X-Ray-

JaegerElasticsearch, OpenSearch, Cassandra, Badger, ClickHouse, Kafka (buffer), memory

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

AWS X-Ray

Leader

A cloud-based monitoring and observability service that centralizes performance data from AWS services and on-premises applications, providing dashboards, automated insights, and distributed tracing capabilities through OpenTelemetry integration.

Independently observed

Jaeger

Jaeger is an open-source tracing platform that processes and analyzes telemetry data from distributed systems, helping teams identify performance issues, diagnose root causes, and understand service dependencies. It provides search, visualization, and aggregation of traces across complex application architectures.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

AWS X-Ray

Leader

from $0.01/samples scannedUsage-basedFree tier

Free tier available. Usage-based pricing: $0.50/GB for OpenTelemetry metrics, $0.08/GB for Container Insights, $0.01 per million query samples.

Free tierFree
- 3 Custom Dashboards
- Automatic Dashboards
- Free metrics from AWS services
OpenTelemetry metrics ingestion$0.50 per GB
- 15 months storage included
- No API call charges
- No per-metric-series charges
PromQL query API$0.01 per 1000000 samples scanned
- Console/dashboard queries free
Container Insights with OpenTelemetry$0.08 per GB
- EKS cluster metrics at 30-second granularity
- Kubernetes pod/node labels
- PromQL querying

as of 2026-10-13verify ↗

Jaeger

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	AWS X-Ray	Jaeger
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
macOSPlatforms	✗	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

AWS X-Ray✓

Jaeger✓

macOS

AWS X-Ray✗

Jaeger✓

Windows

AWS X-Ray✗

Jaeger✓

Linux

AWS X-Ray✗

Jaeger✓

CLI

AWS X-Ray✗

Jaeger✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

AWS X-Ray✓

Jaeger✗

Self-hosted

AWS X-Ray✗

Jaeger✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

AWS X-Ray

Leader

Not documented yet.

Jaeger

8 total

Elasticsearch
OpenSearch
Cassandra
ClickHouse
Badger
Kafka
Memory
OpenTelemetry

Independently observed

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