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Jaeger
productDistributed Tracing
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Developed byUber Technologies
Founded2016
LicenseApache License 2.0
Open source✓ Open Source
Use casedistributed tracing
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Claims24
Avg confidence91%
Avg freshness100%
Last updatedUpdated 19 days ago
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Jaeger

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Open-source distributed tracing system for monitoring and troubleshooting microservices-based applications.

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open source

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developed by

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supports protocol

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written in

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Cloud Native Computing FoundationUnverifiedHighFresh1

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2016UnverifiedModerateFresh1
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