opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger-proto-grpc
Jaeger Protobuf Exporter for OpenTelemetry
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No, unless you are maintaining a legacy system already using this exporter. The package is deprecated and no longer tested; the description explicitly recommends using the OTLP exporter instead. For new projects, use an OTLP variant. If you must use this, understand that you are on an unsupported path and should plan migration.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires a running Jaeger agent or collector to receive exported spans; gRPC connectivity to Jaeger backend must be available.
- Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel and four runtime dependencies.
- Actively maintained repository, though the package has not been released since 2023-11-07 and is no longer being tested.
License · maintenance · safety
permissive license (permissive) — Permissive Apache license allows use in most commercial and open-source projects without significant 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) · 375,120 downloads/mo, #7,142 on PyPI
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pip install opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger-proto-grpc
from opentelemetry.exporter.jaeger.proto.grpc import JaegerExporter
from opentelemetry.sdk.trace import TracerProvider
from opentelemetry.sdk.trace.export import BatchSpanProcessor
jaeger_exporter = JaegerExporter(agent_host_name="localhost")
tracer_provider = TracerProvider()
tracer_provider.add_span_processor(BatchSpanProcessor(jaeger_exporter))- Whether the package remains compatible with current Jaeger versions despite no recent releases.
- Status of the July 2023 end-of-support deadline mentioned in the description and whether it has been enforced.
- Whether the OTLP exporter is a drop-in replacement or requires configuration changes.
- Default Jaeger agent port and configuration parameters for the JaegerExporter constructor.
What it is and what it does
This package provides a gRPC-based exporter that sends OpenTelemetry trace spans to Jaeger, a distributed tracing backend. It bridges the OpenTelemetry instrumentation layer with Jaeger's collection and visualization infrastructure, allowing you to observe request flows across microservices.
The exporter integrates with opentelemetry-sdk via a span processor and can be configured through constructor parameters or environment variables. However, the package is deprecated: Jaeger has supported the OpenTelemetry Protocol natively since v1.35, and this exporter's support ended in July 2023. The package is no longer tested, making it a legacy choice for new projects.
Use it for
- Export traces from legacy systems still using the Jaeger Protobuf protocol before migrating to OTLP.
- Integrate OpenTelemetry instrumentation with existing Jaeger deployments that have not yet adopted OTLP.
- Collect distributed traces from microservices and visualize request latency and error paths in Jaeger.
- Debug multi-service request flows by exporting span data with timing, tags, and logs to a centralized Jaeger instance.
Worth the install?
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No, unless you are maintaining a legacy system already using this exporter.
The package is deprecated and no longer tested; the description explicitly recommends using the OTLP exporter instead. For new projects, use an OTLP variant. If you must use this, understand that you are on an unsupported path and should plan migration.
Install
opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger-proto-grpc on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel and four runtime dependencies. Actively maintained repository, though the package has not been released since 2023-11-07 and is no longer being tested.
Requires a running Jaeger agent or collector to receive exported spans; gRPC connectivity to Jaeger backend must be available.
License in practice
Permissive Apache license allows use in most commercial and open-source projects without significant restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger-proto-grpc
from opentelemetry.exporter.jaeger.proto.grpc import JaegerExporter
from opentelemetry.sdk.trace import TracerProvider
from opentelemetry.sdk.trace.export import BatchSpanProcessor
jaeger_exporter = JaegerExporter(agent_host_name="localhost")
tracer_provider = TracerProvider()
tracer_provider.add_span_processor(BatchSpanProcessor(jaeger_exporter))Verify before relying
- Whether the package remains compatible with current Jaeger versions despite no recent releases.
- Status of the July 2023 end-of-support deadline mentioned in the description and whether it has been enforced.
- Whether the OTLP exporter is a drop-in replacement or requires configuration changes.
- Default Jaeger agent port and configuration parameters for the JaegerExporter constructor.
Package facts
| License | permissive license permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.7 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 4 packagesgoogleapis-common-protosgrpcioopentelemetry-apiopentelemetry-sdk |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 1,011 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 375,120 / month, #7,142 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 |
Evidence: opentelemetry_exporter_jaeger_proto_grpc-1.21.0-py3-none-any.whl
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