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SigNoz
SigNoz brings traces, metrics, logs, dashboards, and alerts together in one OpenTelemetry-native observability stack. DevOps engineers and platform teams use it to get Datadog-style monitoring without proprietary agents or per-seat billing. You can run it on SigNoz Cloud, self-host the community edition, or use managed on-prem enterprise options.
Unlike Datadog and New Relic, SigNoz charges only for data ingested, not per user, host, or container. Teams Cloud starts at $49 per month with $49 in usage credits, then traces and logs cost $0.30 per GB and metrics cost $0.10 per million samples. Telemetry stores in ClickHouse, the same columnar database used by Uber and Cloudflare, which keeps ingest fast at large scale.
SigNoz fits SREs, backend engineers, and startup platform teams who need correlated signals when debugging production issues. Recent additions include agent-native observability that connects coding tools like Cursor and Claude Code to live traces, logs, and service topology through an MCP server.
Ingest traces, logs, and metrics from 50+ sources in one platform
Teams Cloud starts at $49 per month with usage-based pricing, no per-seat charges
ClickHouse backend proven at 10TB+ daily ingestion scale
Correlate logs, metrics, and traces when jumping between signals during debugging
Self-host, SigNoz Cloud, or bring-your-own-cloud enterprise deployment
Agent Native Observability connects Cursor and Claude Code via MCP server
LLM observability tracks model calls with OpenTelemetry integrations
Open source with a self-hosted Community Edition and 25,000+ GitHub stars.
Usage-based pricing with no per-seat or per-host charges.
OpenTelemetry-native instrumentation avoids proprietary agent lock-in.
Correlates traces, logs, and metrics in one platform backed by ClickHouse.
Cloud signup requires no credit card and includes access to MCP Server and Noz.
Self-hosted Community Edition requires DevOps expertise to install and operate.
Enterprise plans start at $4,000 per month and require contacting sales.
Some enterprise features like audit logs and finer RBAC are marked coming soon.
Does SigNoz have a free plan?
Yes. SigNoz offers a free Community Edition you can self-host and manage yourself. SigNoz Cloud also has a free signup with no credit card required, and most teams start with a cloud trial to test with real data before choosing a deployment model.
How much does SigNoz Cloud cost?
SigNoz Teams Cloud starts at $49 per month and includes $49 worth of usage. After that, traces and logs cost $0.30 per GB ingested and metrics cost $0.10 per million samples. SigNoz does not charge per user or per host.
Can I self-host SigNoz?
Yes. SigNoz Community Edition is open source and can be installed on your own infrastructure. The project has over 25,000 GitHub stars, and SigNoz also offers enterprise self-hosted plans with a support contract from the SigNoz team.
What is the difference between SigNoz Cloud and Community Edition?
Community Edition is self-hosted and managed by you. SigNoz Cloud removes operational overhead and includes features like SSO and SAML support. The SigNoz team also offers initial dashboard and alert configuration support on the cloud offering.
Does SigNoz support OpenTelemetry?
Yes. SigNoz is OpenTelemetry-native and supports semantic conventions for correlating traces, logs, and metrics. You can auto-instrument applications in JavaScript, Python, Java, Go, .NET, PHP, Ruby, Rust, and other languages that emit OTLP data.
What alert channels does SigNoz support?
SigNoz supports Slack, PagerDuty, OpsGenie, Microsoft Teams, and webhooks as alert channels. You can create alerts directly from dashboards, set up anomaly detection, and manage alerts as code.