Side-by-Side Comparison
opentelemetry-collector vs jaeger
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Recorded Stars Comparison
● open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector (7.7K)
● jaegertracing/jaeger (23.3K)
☆ 7.7Kopentelemetry-collector stars
☆ 23.3Kjaeger stars
+15.6KDifference
jaegerStar Leader (3.0x)
⚖️ Comparison Verdict
Star Popularity
jaeger Leads
+15.6K stars (3.0x ratio)
Forks & Derivatives
jaeger Leads
3.1K total community forks
Recent Maintenance
opentelemetry-collector
Pushed 12h ago
Licensing
Apache-2.0
Both share open license
Side-by-Side Facts
| Metric | open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector ↗ | jaegertracing/jaeger ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Description | OpenTelemetry Collector | CNCF Jaeger, a Distributed Tracing Platform |
| GitHub Stars | ☆ 7,715 | ☆ 23,268 |
| Forks | 2,323 | 3,143 |
| Open Issues | 708 | 551 |
| Main Language | Go | Go |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Last Push | Oct 28, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
| GitHub Source | Open Source ↗ | Open Source ↗ |
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