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SigNozElastic Stack
Freemium

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

 Freemium

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

Self-hosted Self-hosted
  • Combines APM, logs, traces and metrics in one open source platform
  • Built on open standards like OpenTelemetry rather than a proprietary agent
  • Long-established standard for central log analytics
  • Ingests data from many sources and formats
  • Running your own ClickHouse-backed stack adds operational overhead versus a hosted SaaS
  • Feature parity with mature commercial APM tools is still catching up
  • Several separate services to deploy and maintain
  • Some features are only available from Elastic's paid offerings
Self-hosted, Downloadable app Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source Closed 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 22, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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