Comparison

Jaeger vs Odigos

On the evidence we track, Jaeger leads this comparison with a composite score of 59/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Jaeger59
Odigos46
Score
Vioscale score
Jaeger59 / 100low · 38%updating
Odigos46 / 100low · 23%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Jaeger
Odigos
Model
Price level
Jaegerfree
Odigosfree
Transparent
Jaeger
Odigos
Integrations
Count
Jaeger7
Odigos
Adoption
Dependent repos
Jaeger1,141
Odigos0
Github stars
Jaeger23,144
Odigos3,676
Activity
Commits last 30d
Jaeger96
Odigos100
Release
Cadence days
Jaeger28
Odigos
History
Jaeger20 items
Odigos20 items
License
Spdx
Language
Primary
JaegerGo
OdigosGo

Capabilities

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

Core
Trace role
JaegerSaaS platform
OdigosSaaS platform
Standards
OpenTelemetry support
JaegerOTel-native
Odigos-
Multi-protocol (Jaeger + Zipkin + OTLP)
Jaeger-
Odigos-
Query
Trace search / filter by attributes
Jaeger
Odigos
Service dependency graph
Jaeger
Odigos
High-cardinality attribute exploration
Jaeger-
Odigos-
Sampling
Tail-based / dynamic sampling
Jaeger
Odigos-
Instrumentation
Auto-instrumentation
Jaeger-
OdigosAgent-based
Correlation
Correlate traces with metrics/logs
Jaeger-
Odigos
Deployment
Hosting
JaegerCloud + self-hosted
Odigos-
Architecture
Storage backend
JaegerElasticsearch, OpenSearch, Cassandra, Badger, ClickHouse, Kafka (buffer), memory
Odigos-

What each one is

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

Jaeger

Leader

A backend that collects execution traces from microservice-based applications and provides analysis tools to understand system behavior and diagnose issues. Teams use it to track how requests move through their services and identify where delays or errors occur.

Independently observed

Odigos

Observability platform providing automatic instrumentation for metrics, traces, and logs across services and infrastructure. Enables end-to-end tracing without code edits or redeploys.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Jaeger

Leader
Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Odigos

Open source
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Jaeger
Odigos
Deployment
Self-hosted
Jaeger
Odigos
On-premise
Jaeger
Odigos

Integrations

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

Jaeger

Leader
7 total
  • Elasticsearch
  • OpenSearch
  • Cassandra
  • ClickHouse
  • Badger
  • Kafka
  • Memory
Independently observed

Odigos

Not documented yet.

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.