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Grafana vs SigNoz

A side-by-side comparison of two open-source tools to help you choose the right one.

Feature
SummaryDashboards and observability for everything.Open-source observability in one app.
GitHub stars66K23K
LicenseAGPL 3.0MIT
LanguageGoGo
PricingFree & Open SourceFree & Open Source
Self-hostable
ReplacesDatadog, New RelicDatadog, New Relic
Rating4.7 / 54.5 / 5

Grafana features

  • 150+ data source integrations
  • Rich, interactive dashboards
  • Metrics, logs, and traces in one view
  • Flexible alerting
  • Plugins and templating

SigNoz features

  • Metrics, traces, and logs together
  • OpenTelemetry-native ingestion
  • Application performance monitoring
  • Custom dashboards and alerts
  • Self-host to avoid per-host fees

Grafanapros & cons

Pros

  • Industry-standard visualization
  • Huge ecosystem of data sources
  • Self-host the full experience

Cons

  • Full stack (Loki/Tempo) adds complexity
  • Dashboards take time to perfect

SigNozpros & cons

Pros

  • Unified observability, one tool
  • Standards-based via OpenTelemetry
  • Big cost savings vs SaaS APM

Cons

  • Uses ClickHouse, needs resources
  • Younger than incumbent tools

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