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Jaeger vs Grafana Tempo
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| Fact | Jaeger | Grafana Tempo |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Go | Go |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Stars | 23k | 5.5k |
| Latest | v2.22.0 | v3.1.0 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | about 34 days between releases | about 1 day between releases |
| Active contributors | 45 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 26 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Zipkin. Alternatives to Zipkin →
Full replacementJaegerAccepts Zipkin-format spans alongside OpenTelemetry.
Full replacementGrafana TempoStores traces in object storage and ingests Zipkin, Jaeger and OpenTelemetry formats.
Jaeger
Grafana Tempo
- v3.1.02026-09-29Grafana Tempo 3.1.0 adds query-based trace redaction, TraceQL metrics arithmetic and sampling-aware extrapolation, Kafk…
- v3.1.0-rc.12026-09-17Grafana Tempo 3.1 adds query-based trace redaction, TraceQL metrics arithmetic and sampling-aware extrapolation, Kafka…pre-release
- v3.0.32026-08-13operations: Update Go to 1.26.5 (CVE-2026-39822, CVE-2026-27145, CVE-2026-42504, CVE-2026-42505, CVE-2026-42507), googl…
- v2.10.82026-08-13operations: Update Go to 1.26.5 (CVE-2026-39822, CVE-2026-27145, CVE-2026-42504, CVE-2026-42505, CVE-2026-42507), googl…
- v2.9.52026-08-13operations: Update google.golang.org/grpc to v1.82.1 (GHSA-hrxh-6v49-42gf) and go.opentelemetry.io/otel to v1.44.0 (CVE…
Jaeger
✓ signed The latest release, v2.22.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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Grafana Tempo
✓ signed The latest release, v3.1.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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