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Ivanti vs Jaeger

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Ivanti

Networking

Security, service management, and unified endpoint management

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Jaeger

Cloud

Open-source end-to-end distributed tracing

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Jaeger has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Ivanti no pricing information published - enterprise custom pricing required; Jaeger tracing is only as good as the instrumentation, and partial instrumentation produces misleading gaps

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Ivanti and Jaeger actually diverge.

Attributes where Ivanti and Jaeger differ
AttributeIvantiJaeger
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelquoteOpen source, no licence fee
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebLinux, Kubernetes, Docker
CategoryNetworkingCloud

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Ivanti

Nothing recorded that Jaeger does not also cover.

Only in Jaeger

  • Distributed trace search
  • Dependency graph
  • Adaptive sampling
  • Pluggable storage

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Ivanti

  • Controlling device compliance and patches for remote workforcesnot Jaeger
  • Automating service ticketing and change processes at enterprise scalenot Jaeger
  • Enforcing device compliance before network access in regulated industriesnot Jaeger
  • Prioritizing vulnerability patches by risk levelnot Jaeger
  • Enabling passwordless zero-trust access without VPN infrastructurenot Jaeger

Jaeger

  • Finding which service in a request path causes the latencynot Ivanti
  • Understanding real service dependencies rather than the diagram on the wikinot Ivanti
  • Debugging failures that only appear under production traffic patternsnot Ivanti

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Ivanti

  • no pricing information published - enterprise custom pricing required

Jaeger

  • Tracing is only as good as the instrumentation, and partial instrumentation produces misleading gaps
  • Storage is the real operational cost: high-volume tracing on Elasticsearch or Cassandra is a cluster to run and pay for
  • Traces alone, without correlated metrics and logs, leave you switching between tools during an incident

Pricing, plan by plan

Ivanti

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Ivanti review.

Jaeger

Free
  • JaegerFree
    • Full functionality
    • No usage limits
    • Community support

Which should you pick?

Choose Ivanti if

Nothing in the data separates Ivanti from Jaeger on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Ivanti review

Choose Jaeger if

  • You need distributed trace search.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Linux, Kubernetes, Docker.
  • You also want dependency graph.
Jaeger review

Questions people ask

Is Ivanti or Jaeger better?
Neither clearly leads. Ivanti starts at On request and Jaeger at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Ivanti or Jaeger?
Jaeger has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Ivanti and Free for Jaeger.
Does Ivanti or Jaeger run on more platforms?
Ivanti runs on Web. Jaeger runs on Linux, Kubernetes, Docker.
Can I use Jaeger for free?
Yes. Jaeger has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Ivanti starts at On request.
What is Ivanti best used for?
Ivanti is most often used for controlling device compliance and patches for remote workforces, automating service ticketing and change processes at enterprise scale, enforcing device compliance before network access in regulated industries, prioritizing vulnerability patches by risk level. Of those, controlling device compliance and patches for remote workforces and automating service ticketing and change processes at enterprise scale are not what Jaeger is typically brought in for.
What can Ivanti do that Jaeger cannot?
Jaeger covers Distributed trace search, Dependency graph, Adaptive sampling, Pluggable storage.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Ivanti: How much does Ivanti cost?

Ivanti does not publish pricing on their website. As an enterprise solution, pricing is customized based on organizational needs. Contact Ivanti through their website to request a demo and pricing information.

Source
Jaeger: Is Jaeger free?

Yes, open source and CNCF-graduated. Costs are the storage backend you run.

Jaeger: Do I use Jaeger or OpenTelemetry?

Both, usually. Instrument with OpenTelemetry and use Jaeger to store and query the traces.

Jaeger: Does Jaeger handle metrics and logs?

No. It is a tracing system. Metrics and logs need Prometheus, Loki or an equivalent.

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