jaeger vs go-redis

jaeger and go-redis share 5 technologies: go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace, go.opentelemetry.io/otel, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric, Prometheus, and go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk. Both are written in Go.

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What they share and what sets them apart

jaegertracing

jaeger

CNCF Jaeger, a Distributed Tracing Platform

Go23.4kRead on November 4, 2026, at commit d723f91What is jaeger built with?

Only in jaeger

  • net/http
  • MCP
  • otelgrpc
  • go.uber.org/zap
  • go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric
  • go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp
  • github.com/prometheus/client_model
  • go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace
  • go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc
  • go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/prometheus
  • github.com/prometheus/common

In common

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
jaeger188,919 lines written548 code files
go-redis273,150 lines written169 code files
Who writes itA commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
jaeger7.2% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor
go-redis1.1% of its commits signed by AIWith GitHub Copilot and Claude Code
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
jaegerLast push November 4, 20264,964 commits23,372 stars
go-redisLast push November 4, 20262,438 commits22,287 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
jaeger680 test files83.4% of its code files have a test that imports them
go-redis336 test files86.4% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, jaeger or go-redis?
go-redis, with 273,150 lines written; jaeger has 188,919.

The proof: redis/go-redis's code at commit 67725be

Which has more GitHub stars, jaeger or go-redis?
jaeger, with 23,372 stars; go-redis has 22,287.

The proof: jaegertracing/jaeger on GitHub

Which has more tests, jaeger or go-redis?
jaeger, with 680 test files; go-redis has 336.

The proof: jaegertracing/jaeger's code at commit d723f91

Which was updated more recently, jaeger or go-redis?
Both got their last push on November 4, 2026.

The proof: redis/go-redis's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, jaeger or go-redis?
jaeger: an AI signed 7.2% of its commits, with Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor; in go-redis, 1.1%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in jaegertracing/jaeger

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