Is Jaeger or Wasabi better?

Neither clearly leads. Jaeger starts at Free and Wasabi at $7.99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Jaeger or Wasabi?

Jaeger has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Jaeger and $7.99/month for Wasabi.

Does Jaeger or Wasabi run on more platforms?

Jaeger runs on Linux, Kubernetes, Docker. Wasabi runs on Web, API.

Can I use Jaeger for free?

Yes. Jaeger has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Wasabi starts at $7.99/month.

What is Jaeger best used for?

Jaeger is most often used for finding which service in a request path causes the latency, understanding real service dependencies rather than the diagram on the wiki, debugging failures that only appear under production traffic patterns. Of those, finding which service in a request path causes the latency and understanding real service dependencies rather than the diagram on the wiki are not what Wasabi is typically brought in for.

What can Jaeger do that Wasabi cannot?

Jaeger covers Distributed trace search, Dependency graph, Adaptive sampling, Pluggable storage. Wasabi covers Hot Cloud Storage, S3 Compatible API, Object Lock, Versioning.

Cloud · head to head

Jaeger vs Wasabi

Jaeger

Cloud

Open-source end-to-end distributed tracing

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

Wasabi

Cloud

Hot cloud storage without egress fees

From: $7.99/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only Jaeger has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
Each has a real cost: Jaeger tracing is only as good as the instrumentation, and partial instrumentation produces misleading gaps; Wasabi 90-day minimum storage duration with no option to delete before full period without penalty
They diverge on capability: Jaeger covers Distributed trace search, Wasabi covers Hot Cloud Storage.
Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Jaeger and Wasabi actually diverge.

Attributes where Jaeger and Wasabi differ
Attribute	Jaeger	Wasabi
Starting price	Free	$7.99/month
Pricing model	Open source, no licence fee	Unknown
Free tier	Yes	No
Platforms	Linux, Kubernetes, Docker	Web, API
Founded	Unknown	2015

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

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 Jaeger

Distributed trace search
Dependency graph
Adaptive sampling
Pluggable storage

Only in Wasabi

Hot Cloud Storage
S3 Compatible API
Object Lock
Versioning
Multi-region
Data Migration Tools
Immutability
Ransomware Protection

What people use each for

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

Jaeger

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

Wasabi

Backup and recoverynot Jaeger
Media storagenot Jaeger
Archive replacementnot Jaeger
Ransomware protectionnot Jaeger

Where each one falls short

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

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

Wasabi

90-day minimum storage duration with no option to delete before full period without penalty
Significantly smaller global footprint than AWS with only 16 regions, resulting in higher latency for users in underserved regions
Performance can degrade with high-volume transactions requiring throughput management strategies
Hot storage only, no cold/archival storage tier for long-term data at lower cost
Support responsiveness gaps with teams experiencing multi-day waits for critical issue resolution

Pricing, plan by plan

Jaeger

Free

JaegerFree
- Full functionality
- No usage limits
- Community support

Wasabi

$7.99/month

No published plan breakdown. See the Wasabi review.

Which should you pick?

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

Choose Wasabi if

You need hot cloud storage.
You work on Web, API.
You also want s3 compatible api.

Wasabi review

Questions people ask

Is Jaeger or Wasabi better?: Neither clearly leads. Jaeger starts at Free and Wasabi at $7.99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Jaeger or Wasabi?: Jaeger has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Jaeger and $7.99/month for Wasabi.
Does Jaeger or Wasabi run on more platforms?: Jaeger runs on Linux, Kubernetes, Docker. Wasabi runs on Web, API.
Can I use Jaeger for free?: Yes. Jaeger has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Wasabi starts at $7.99/month.
What is Jaeger best used for?: Jaeger is most often used for finding which service in a request path causes the latency, understanding real service dependencies rather than the diagram on the wiki, debugging failures that only appear under production traffic patterns. Of those, finding which service in a request path causes the latency and understanding real service dependencies rather than the diagram on the wiki are not what Wasabi is typically brought in for.
What can Jaeger do that Wasabi cannot?: Jaeger covers Distributed trace search, Dependency graph, Adaptive sampling, Pluggable storage. Wasabi covers Hot Cloud Storage, S3 Compatible API, Object Lock, Versioning.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Jaeger: Is Jaeger free?

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

Wasabi: What is Wasabi's pricing structure?

Wasabi offers pay-as-you-go pricing at $7.99 per TB per month as of July 2026, with no egress or API request fees. Reserved capacity plans are available for multi-year terms with volume discounts.

Source

Jaeger: Do I use Jaeger or OpenTelemetry?

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

Wasabi: Does Wasabi charge for data downloads or API calls?

No. Wasabi includes zero egress fees and zero API request fees, which is a major cost advantage over AWS S3. Customers can plan their budget to the penny without worrying about surprise data transfer charges.

Source

Jaeger: Does Jaeger handle metrics and logs?

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

Wasabi: Is there a minimum storage duration requirement?

Yes. Wasabi enforces a 90-day minimum storage term. Users who delete data before 90 days are still charged for the full 90-day period.

Source

Wasabi: Is Wasabi S3-compatible?

Yes. Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage is fully S3-compatible, meaning organizations can integrate it into existing workflows without rewriting application code used with AWS S3.

Jaeger vs Wasabi

Jaeger

Wasabi

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Jaeger

Only in Wasabi

What people use each for

Jaeger

Wasabi

Where each one falls short

Jaeger

Wasabi

Pricing, plan by plan

Jaeger

Wasabi

Which should you pick?

Choose Jaeger if

Choose Wasabi if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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