Comparison

Jaeger vs SigNoz

No clear leader: Jaeger (59.2) and SigNoz (56.6) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Jaeger59
SigNoz57
Score
Vioscale score
Jaeger59 / 100low · 38%
SigNoz57 / 100medium · 58%
Pricing
Free tier
Jaeger
SigNoz
Model
Price level
Jaegerfree
SigNozlow
Transparent
Jaeger
SigNoz
Integrations
Count
Jaeger7
SigNoz50
Reliability
Status page
Jaeger
SigNoz
Adoption
Dependent repos
Jaeger1,141
SigNoz0
Github stars
Jaeger23,144
SigNoz31,930
Activity
Commits last 30d
Jaeger96
SigNoz100
Release
Cadence days
Jaeger28
SigNoz4
History
Jaeger20 items
SigNoz20 items
License
Spdx
SigNoz
Language
Primary
JaegerGo
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Jaeger

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

SigNoz

A monitoring and observability tool that aggregates traces, metrics, logs, and dashboards into one interface. Supports self-hosted deployment or cloud operation, built on the OpenTelemetry standard.

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

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

SigNoz

HybridFree tier30-day trial

Free open-source self-hosted version; cloud plans usage-based with 30-day free trial

  • Open SourceFree
  • Cloud-
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Jaeger
SigNoz
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Jaeger
SigNoz
Self-hosted
Jaeger
SigNoz
On-premise
Jaeger
SigNoz

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Elasticsearch

Jaeger

7 total - 6 not shared
  • OpenSearch
  • Cassandra
  • ClickHouse
  • Badger
  • Kafka
  • Memory
Independently observed

SigNoz

16 total - 15 not shared
  • Apache
  • HAProxy
  • RabbitMQ
  • Open WebUI
  • DSPy
  • HCP Vault
  • OpenTelemetry eBPF
  • Langflow
  • Cohere
  • Auth0
  • PgBouncer
  • Kubernetes
  • Git
  • Jira
  • Google Chat
Independently observed

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