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jaeger vs Cachet
jaeger has 23,366 GitHub stars, 3,220 forks, 547 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Cachet has 15,263 stars, 1,631 forks, 7 open issues and last shipped yesterday. jaeger leads on adoption by 53% (23,366 vs 15,263 stars). jaeger is written in Go under Apache-2.0; Cachet is written in PHP under a custom or non-standard licence. jaeger has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, Cachet 11%. jaeger was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| jaeger | Cachet | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 23K | ★ 15K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Custom / other |
| Written in | Go | PHP |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.2K | ⑂ 1.6K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick jaeger if
- You weight community size — 23K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Cachet if
- You want the Cachet feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You evaluated both and Cachet fits your workflow better
About jaeger
[![Slack chat][slack img]]( get in touch) [![Unit Tests][ci img]][ci] [![Coverage Status][cov img]][cov] [![Project+Community stats][community badge]][community stats] [![FOSSA Status][fossa img]][fossa] [![OpenSSF Scorecard][openssf img]][openssf] [![OpenSSF Best Practices][openssf bp img]][openssf bp] [![CLOMonitor][clomonitor img]][clomonitor] [![Artifact Hub][artifacthub img]][artifacthub] Jaeger a Distributed Tracing System 💥💥💥 Jaeger v2 is out! Read the blog post and try it out. Quick Start Get Jaeger running in seconds with Docker: For production deployments and more options, see the Getting Started…
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About Cachet
Cachet, the open source self hosted status page system. Cachet 3.x Announcement For more information on the Cachet rebuild and our plans for 3.x, you can read the announcement here. Requirements PHP 8.3 or later Composer A supported database: MariaDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL or SQLite Installation, Upgrades and Documentation You can find documentation at Here are some useful quick links: Installing Cachet Demo To test out the v3 demo, you can log in to the Cachet dashboard with the following credentials: Email: test@test.com Password: test123 Note The demo automatically resets every 30 minutes. Sponsors Security…
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Frequently asked questions
Is jaeger or Cachet more popular?
jaeger has 23,366 GitHub stars and Cachet has 15,263. jaeger has the larger community by that measure.
Are jaeger and Cachet free?
Both are open source. jaeger is licensed under Apache-2.0, and Cachet has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between jaeger and Cachet?
jaeger is written in Go and Cachet in PHP. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, jaeger or Cachet?
Choose jaeger if you want the larger community (23,366 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose Cachet if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.