SigNoz

Native OpenTelemetry support. It stores data in ClickHouse for massive query speed and lower cost than Datadog.

GrowingOpen SourceLow lock-in

Pricing

Free tier

Hybrid

Adoption

Stable

License

Open Source

Data freshness

Overview

What is SigNoz?

Open Source Datadog Alternative

Key differentiator

Native OpenTelemetry support. It stores data in ClickHouse for massive query speed and lower cost than Datadog.

Capability profile

Strength Radar

Full-stack obser…Replacing expens…Teams already us…

Honest assessment

Strengths & Weaknesses

↑ Strengths

Full-stack observability (Logs, Metrics, Traces) in one tool

Catalog data

Replacing expensive Datadog bills

Catalog data

Teams already using OpenTelemetry

Catalog data

↓ Weaknesses

Teams needing niche legacy agent support (SigNoz is OTel first)

Catalog data

Simple uptime monitoring only

Catalog data

Fit analysis

Who is it for?

✓ Best for

Full-stack observability (Logs, Metrics, Traces) in one tool

Recommended use case

Replacing expensive Datadog bills

Recommended use case

Teams already using OpenTelemetry

Recommended use case

✕ Not a fit for

Teams needing niche legacy agent support (SigNoz is OTel first)

Not recommended

Simple uptime monitoring only

Not recommended

Cost structure

Pricing

Free Tier

Available

Open Source is Free; Cloud has Free Tier

Starts at

$49/mo (Cloud Base) + Usage

Model

Hybrid

Enterprise

Available

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Performance benchmarks

How Fast Is It?

Ecosystem

Relationships

Alternatives

Next step

Get Started with SigNoz

Step-by-step setup guide with code examples and common gotchas.

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