opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger
Jaeger Exporters for OpenTelemetry
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No, not for new projects. The package is deprecated in favor of the OTLP exporter, which Jaeger has supported natively since v1.35. The description explicitly states support ended July 2023 and the package is no longer tested. Install only if maintaining legacy code already using this exporter.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires a running Jaeger agent or collector instance to receive traces.
- Low friction install with active maintenance.
- The repository is not archived and receives commits.
License · maintenance · safety
permissive license (permissive) — Licensed under Apache Software License (permissive), which allows commercial use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions.
last release 2023-11-07 (1011 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-14 · 2,588 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 376,208 downloads/mo, #7,130 on PyPI
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pip install opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger
from opentelemetry.exporter.jaeger.thrift import JaegerExporter
from opentelemetry.sdk.trace import TracerProvider
from opentelemetry.sdk.trace.export import BatchSpanProcessor
jaeger_exporter = JaegerExporter(agent_host_name="localhost")
trace_provider = TracerProvider()
trace_provider.add_span_processor(BatchSpanProcessor(jaeger_exporter))- Whether this package is still maintained or if migration to OTLP exporter is strongly recommended for new projects.
- Current status of Jaeger support timeline and whether July 2023 end-of-support date has been extended or enforced.
- Whether the code example imports are available in the actual package or if they require additional OpenTelemetry dependencies.
What it is and what it does
This is a convenience package that bundles two Jaeger exporters for OpenTelemetry: opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger-proto-grpc and opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger-thrift. It allows Python applications to export distributed trace spans to Jaeger, a popular open-source tracing backend. The package is essentially a meta-installer that pulls in both serialization variants, letting developers choose which one to use after installation.
However, the package carries a significant caveat: Jaeger has supported the OpenTelemetry Protocol (OTLP) natively since v1.35, and the description explicitly warns that support for this exporter ended July 2023 and the package is no longer being tested. For new projects, the OTLP exporter is the recommended path forward.
Use it for
- Export traces from Python microservices to a Jaeger backend for distributed tracing and performance analysis.
- Instrument existing OpenTelemetry-enabled applications to send trace data via Thrift or gRPC to Jaeger.
- Maintain legacy code already using this exporter when OTLP migration is not yet feasible.
Worth the install?
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No, not for new projects.
The package is deprecated in favor of the OTLP exporter, which Jaeger has supported natively since v1.35. The description explicitly states support ended July 2023 and the package is no longer tested. Install only if maintaining legacy code already using this exporter.
Install
opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction install with active maintenance. The repository is not archived and receives commits. However, the package has not been released since 2023-11-07, and the description warns that Jaeger has supported OTLP natively since v1.35, with support for this exporter ending July 2023.
Requires a running Jaeger agent or collector instance to receive traces.
License in practice
Licensed under Apache Software License (permissive), which allows commercial use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger
from opentelemetry.exporter.jaeger.thrift import JaegerExporter
from opentelemetry.sdk.trace import TracerProvider
from opentelemetry.sdk.trace.export import BatchSpanProcessor
jaeger_exporter = JaegerExporter(agent_host_name="localhost")
trace_provider = TracerProvider()
trace_provider.add_span_processor(BatchSpanProcessor(jaeger_exporter))Verify before relying
- Whether this package is still maintained or if migration to OTLP exporter is strongly recommended for new projects.
- Current status of Jaeger support timeline and whether July 2023 end-of-support date has been extended or enforced.
- Whether the code example imports are available in the actual package or if they require additional OpenTelemetry dependencies.
Package facts
| License | permissive license permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.7 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 2 packagesopentelemetry-exporter-jaeger-proto-grpcopentelemetry-exporter-jaeger-thrift |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 1,011 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 376,208 / month, #7,130 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software LicenseProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9Typing :: Typed |
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