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jaeger vs DoKit
jaeger has 23,217 GitHub stars, 3,119 forks, 547 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. DoKit has 20,415 stars, 3,183 forks, 275 open issues and last shipped 11 days ago. jaeger leads on adoption by 14% (23,217 vs 20,415 stars). jaeger is written in Go under Apache-2.0; DoKit is written in Java under Apache-2.0. jaeger has attracted 13% as many forks as stars, DoKit 16%. 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 | DoKit | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 23K | ★ 20K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Go | Java |
| Last push | 2026-09-16 | 2026-09-07 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.1K | ⑂ 3.2K |
| 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 DoKit if
- You want the DoKit feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Java
- You evaluated both and DoKit fits your workflow better
About jaeger
Jaeger is a distributed tracing platform hosted by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), where it graduated as the 7th top level project in October 2019. It was originally created by Uber Technologies and then donated to the CNCF. The project is written in Go and released under the Apache 2.0 license, and it lives in the OpenTelemetry and observability ecosystem: it consumes traces from OpenTelemetry SDKs and reuses components from the OpenTelemetry Collector. Its repository carries topics including cncf, distributed tracing, jaeger, observability, opentelemetry and tracing, and the project is openly gove…
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About DoKit
DoKit is an Apache 2.0 efficiency platform for the full research and development lifecycle of pan frontend products — Android, iOS, mini programs, Flutter and Web — built for mobile developers, test engineers and UI designers who want debugging, performance monitoring and visual inspection tooling inside a debug build instead of hand rolled into each application.
read the full DoKit overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is jaeger or DoKit more popular?
jaeger has 23,217 GitHub stars and DoKit has 20,415. jaeger has the larger community by that measure.
Are jaeger and DoKit free?
Both are open source. jaeger is licensed under Apache-2.0 and DoKit under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between jaeger and DoKit?
jaeger is written in Go and DoKit in Java. 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 DoKit?
Choose jaeger if you want the larger community (23,217 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose DoKit if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.