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Uptrace vs Jaeger

Uptrace and Jaeger both land on Depends.

Uptrace

uptrace.dev

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Confidence: Medium

Buy for OpenTelemetry-standard engineering teams that can self-host or accept usage-based cloud pricing . the cost math versus Datadog is credible.

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Uptrace versus Jaeger
CompareUptraceJaeger
VerdictDependsDepends
Best forOpenTelemetry-standard engineering teamsMicroservices-heavy engineering teams
Who it's not forNon-engineering teams . this is pure developer toolingSmall teams wanting zero-ops observability
PrivacyNo breaches found; two 2024 SQL-injection CVEs in Uptrace's pgdriver Go library . keep the driver updated.10Open-source project with a public security page and disclosure process; one Snyk-listed flaw in a FIPS variant; no breaches reported.
Support qualityNo support evidence foundNo support evidence; community-maintained open source.
Public sentimentReddit users report hosted Uptrace covers their needs, and third-party comparisons consistently credit its unified traces, metrics, and logs.Direct user reviews of the tracing tool are scarce in our sources; sentiment rests mostly on vendor comparisons and a small G2 sample.14
Biggest gotchaPrices increase April 10, 2026 . verify new rates before committing⁴Free software, not free to run: storage backends and trace volume drive real infrastructure cost.

Pick Uptrace when

  • OpenTelemetry-standard engineering teams
  • Cost-sensitive teams fleeing Datadog bills
  • Self-hosters comfortable running ClickHouse
  • Microservices shops needing unified traces

When Uptrace is not a fit

  • Non-engineering teams . this is pure developer tooling
  • Zero-ops buyers wanting turnkey SaaS with vendor SLAs
  • Teams needing long cloud retention on the base plan (4 weeks only)
  • Buyers requiring a funded vendor with a deep support bench

Pick Jaeger when

  • Microservices-heavy engineering teams
  • OpenTelemetry adopters
  • Cost-sensitive platform teams
  • Self-hosted / Kubernetes shops

When Jaeger is not a fit

  • Small teams wanting zero-ops observability
  • Teams needing vendor support or SLAs
  • Anyone running a monolith . tracing adds nothing there
  • Buyers unwilling to operate storage backends

Sources

  1. Uptrace . OpenTelemetry-Native Observability Platformuptrace.dev
    official
  2. Uptrace Pricinguptrace.dev
    official
  3. Uptrace On-Premisesuptrace.dev
    official
  4. Uptrace Pricing Update . April 2026uptrace.dev
    official
  5. uptrace/uptrace on GitHubgithub.com
    official
  6. Uptrace . RFP.wiki Observability Platforms profilerfp.wiki
    review
  7. Honeycomb vs Uptrace: Pricing, Features & Verdictgappsy.com
    review
  8. Reddit r/selfhosted . Uptrace source-available APMreddit.com
    review
  9. NVD . CVE-2024-44906nvd.nist.gov
    security
  10. CVE-2024-44905 . SentinelOne vulnerability databasesentinelone.com
    security
  11. Uptrace company profile . Tracxntracxn.com
    news
  12. Jaeger vs Zipkin: Which is Right for Your Distributed Tracinglast9.io
    review
  13. What is Jaeger? - Jaeger Tracing Explained (AWS)aws.amazon.com
    official
  14. Jaeger Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features (G2)g2.com
    review
  15. Jaeger Review 2026: Features, Pricing and Alternativesgappsy.com
    review
  16. Jaeger Tracing Guide 2026: v2 Setup with OpenTelemetryopenobserve.ai
    review