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jaeger vs odd-platform
jaeger has 23,223 GitHub stars, 3,122 forks, 547 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. odd-platform has 1,429 stars, 147 forks, 135 open issues and last shipped today. jaeger leads on adoption by 1,525% (23,223 vs 1,429 stars). jaeger is written in Go under Apache-2.0; odd-platform is written in Java under Apache-2.0. jaeger has attracted 13% as many forks as stars, odd-platform 10%. odd-platform 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 | odd-platform | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 23K | ★ 1.4K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Go | Java |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-20 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.1K | ⑂ 147 |
| 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 odd-platform if
- You want the odd-platform 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 odd-platform 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 odd-platform
ODD Platform (Open Data Discovery) is an Apache 2.0, Java based, open source data discovery and observability platform for data teams that need one place to catalogue, trace, monitor and govern the data moving through their pipelines.
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Frequently asked questions
Is jaeger or odd-platform more popular?
jaeger has 23,223 GitHub stars and odd-platform has 1,429. jaeger has the larger community by that measure.
Are jaeger and odd-platform free?
Both are open source. jaeger is licensed under Apache-2.0 and odd-platform under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between jaeger and odd-platform?
jaeger is written in Go and odd-platform 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 odd-platform?
Choose jaeger if you want the larger community (23,223 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose odd-platform if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.