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Pinpoint APM vs Jaeger

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted monitoring & status options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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PI Pinpoint APM Application performance management for large-scale systems VS JA Jaeger End-to-end distributed tracing for microservices
FeaturePinpoint APMJaeger
CategoryMonitoring & StatusMonitoring & Status
LicenseApache-2.0Apache-2.0
LanguageJavaGo
Setup difficultyHardMedium
Min. RAM2,048 MB512 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metaldocker, kubernetes, helm
GitHub stars★ 13,855★ 23,082
First released20152017
ReplacesNew Relic, DynatraceDatadog APM, New Relic

Why pick each one

Choose Pinpoint APM if…

  • Detailed call-stack tracing
  • Good for large JVM systems
Pinpoint APM details

Choose Jaeger if…

  • CNCF graduated project
  • Mature and widely adopted
Jaeger details

Frequently asked questions

Is Pinpoint APM or Jaeger better?

Jaeger is the stronger all-round pick: it has both the larger community and the simpler medium setup. Consider Pinpoint APM if its specific feature set fits your needs better.

Are Pinpoint APM and Jaeger free and open-source?

Yes. Pinpoint APM is licensed under Apache-2.0 and Jaeger under Apache-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Pinpoint APM and Jaeger with Docker?

Pinpoint APM: yes. Jaeger: yes.

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