Best Jaeger Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 tools from application performance monitoring ranked against Jaeger on the same published basis.
- 1Jaeger vs Middleware
- 2Jaeger vs Uptrace
- 3Jaeger vs Honeycomb
- 4Jaeger vs SigNoz
- 5Jaeger vs Elastic Observability
- 6Jaeger vs Grafana Cloud Application Observability
- 7Jaeger vs groundcover
- 8Jaeger vs Dynatrace Application Monitoring
- 9Jaeger vs New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring
- 10Jaeger vs Raygun Application Performance Monitoring
- 11Jaeger vs Apache SkyWalking
- 13Jaeger vs ManageEngine Applications Manager
- 14Jaeger vs Sematext APM
- 15Jaeger vs eG Enterprise
- 16Jaeger vs Blackfire.io
- 17Jaeger vs New Relic Session Replay
- 18Jaeger vs Coralogix APM
- 19Jaeger vs Logz.io APM
- 20Jaeger vs New Relic APM
- 21Jaeger vs SolarWinds Observability
Jaeger alternatives compared
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middleware | 8.2 | Free plan | $0.30/mo | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Uptrace | 7.9 | Free plan | $39/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Honeycomb | 7.7 | Free plan | $150/mo | Android, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web |
| 4 | SigNoz | 7.7 | Free plan | $19/mo | Android, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web |
| 5 | Elastic Observability | 7.6 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 6 | Grafana Cloud Application Observability | 7.6 | Free plan | $0.03/mo | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 7 | groundcover | 7.6 | Free plan | $30/mo | Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 8 | Dynatrace Application Monitoring | 7.5 | No | $58/mo | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 9 | New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring | 7.5 | Free plan | $29.08/mo | Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 10 | Raygun Application Performance Monitoring | 7.5 | No | $120/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Web, Windows |
| 11 | Apache SkyWalking | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 13 | ManageEngine Applications Manager | 7.3 | Free plan | $32.92/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Web, Windows |
| 14 | Sematext APM | 7.2 | No | $19/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 15 | eG Enterprise | 7.1 | No | $100/mo | Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 16 | Blackfire.io | 6.9 | No | €33.25/mo | API, Browser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 17 | New Relic Session Replay | 6.9 | Free plan | $10/mo | Android, iOS, Web |
| 18 | Coralogix APM | 6.8 | No | $0.16/mo | API, Web |
| 19 | Logz.io APM | 6.8 | No | $0.16/mo | API, Web |
| 20 | New Relic APM | 6.7 | Free plan | $10/mo | Web |
| 21 | SolarWinds Observability | 6.3 | No | — | Web, Windows, Linux |
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Questions about Jaeger alternatives
What is the best alternative to Jaeger?
Middleware, number 1 in application performance monitoring with a score of 8.2 out of 10. The others here: Uptrace, Honeycomb, SigNoz and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Jaeger?
Middleware is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 11 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.