Jaeger vs Lightstep
JaegerDistributed Tracing
Free (open source)Published price
LightstepObservability Platforms
Jaeger Distributed Tracing Monitor and troubleshoot workflows in complex systems. | Lightstep Observability Platforms Observability platform from ServiceNow analyzing distributed system changes to help teams understand performance and incidents. | |
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| Overview | ||
| Category | Distributed Tracing | Observability Platforms |
| What it is | Jaeger is an open-source distributed tracing platform for monitoring and troubleshooting microservices-based architectures. | Observability platform from ServiceNow analyzing distributed system changes to help teams understand performance and incidents. |
| Pricing | ||
| Published price | Free (open source) Jaeger is free, open-source distributed tracing software. It has no paid SaaS plan or numeric commercial price; hosting and managed observability services are separate. | Lightstep redirects to ServiceNow Cloud Observability. ServiceNow's public product page offers get-started and demo paths but no paid list price, so the former Lightstep product s… |
| Pricing model | Free | Not available |
| Free options | Free plan · Free trial | No free plan · No free trial |
| Deal on Cubbie | None right now | None right now |
| Company | ||
| Founded | 2016 | 2015 |
| Team size | 1-10 employees | 51-200 employees |
| Headquarters | Remote (CNCF) | San Francisco, CA |
| Featured clients | Uber | Not available |