Jaeger vs Pointer
| Jaeger | Pointer | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | Free | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | api, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Web, Windows | Web |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Distributed tracing | Yes | Yes |
| Transaction tracing | Yes | Yes |
| Dependency mapping | Yes | Yes |
| Real user monitoring | No | — |
| Deployment model | self_hosted | self_hosted |
| Log correlation | — | Yes |
Both are listed in Best Application Performance Monitoring. On Samsung Mobile US Press, Jaeger scores higher on our published basis.