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SigNoz vs Grafana: catalog facts
SigNoz	Grafana
Freemium Open-source self-hosted edition is free; SigNoz also offers a paid cloud version.	Free Grafana OSS is free and open source. Grafana Cloud and Enterprise are paid.
Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted
Combines APM, logs, traces and metrics in one open source platform Built on open standards like OpenTelemetry rather than a proprietary agent	One dashboard can mix data from many different back ends Large library of ready-made community dashboards
Running your own ClickHouse-backed stack adds operational overhead versus a hosted SaaS Feature parity with mature commercial APM tools is still catching up	Enterprise data sources, reporting and role-based access are paid features Alerting has changed shape between major versions, so older guides mislead
Self-hosted, Downloadable app	Self-hosted, Web application
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: AGPL-3.0
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
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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