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Elastic StackSigNoz
Freemium

Components can be downloaded for free; hosted service and advanced features are paid.

 Freemium

Open-source self-hosted edition is free; SigNoz also offers a paid cloud version.

Self-hosted Self-hosted
  • Long-established standard for central log analytics
  • Ingests data from many sources and formats
  • Combines APM, logs, traces and metrics in one open source platform
  • Built on open standards like OpenTelemetry rather than a proprietary agent
  • Several separate services to deploy and maintain
  • Some features are only available from Elastic's paid offerings
  • Running your own ClickHouse-backed stack adds operational overhead versus a hosted SaaS
  • Feature parity with mature commercial APM tools is still catching up
Self-hosted, Hosted service Self-hosted, Downloadable app
Closed source Open source
License not stated License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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