SigNoz
SigNoz: A strong open-source APM for teams that want deep tracing and deployment control. Ranked #11 of 37 in Application Performance Monitoring by our editors (8.4/10); pricing: Free plan · 30-day trial; best for open-source APM with strong trace analysis.
At a glance
- Editor score8.4 / 10
- PricingFree plan · 30-day trial
- Best forOpen-source APM with strong trace analysis
- Free planYes
- Paid from$49/mo
- Distributed tracingYes
- Facts checked23 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Open-source self-hosted Community Edition
- Trace Explorer, flamegraphs, funnels, and dependency maps
- Correlates traces, logs, metrics, exceptions, and Apdex
Where it doesn't
- Integration coverage is moderate
- Teams pricing is usage-based, with additional telemetry charges
- Advanced enterprise support and security features require Enterprise
Our verdict on SigNoz
SigNoz is an open-source observability platform for engineering teams monitoring cloud-native applications. It combines application performance monitoring, distributed tracing, logs, metrics, dashboards, alerts, and infrastructure visibility in one interface. Teams can send telemetry through OpenTelemetry, inspect service-level RED metrics, follow requests across microservices, analyze databases and external calls, and correlate traces with logs. It is available as customer-managed software or a cloud-managed service, with web, API, Android, and iOS access.
The pricing structure suits teams that want to control deployment or scale telemetry usage rather than pay by seat. Community Edition is an open-source, self-hosted option with customer-managed deployment. Teams costs $49 per month and includes $49 of usage, unlimited teammates and hosts, and a cloud-managed service; additional logs, traces, and metrics are billed by ingestion volume. Enterprise supports cloud, BYOC, or self-hosted deployment and adds enterprise support and security features. This makes Community Edition a practical starting point for technical teams, while Teams and Enterprise fit organizations that want managed operations or broader commercial support.
Trace analysis is SigNoz’s clearest strength. Trace Explorer supports filtering by service, operation, duration, and span attributes, while distributed tracing includes flamegraph views and trace funnels for examining request flow and drop-off points. Dependency maps cover services, databases, and messaging systems, and dashboards and alerts span metrics, logs, traces, exceptions, and Apdex. Integrations include OpenTelemetry, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS CloudWatch, Heroku, Vercel, Cloudflare, Apache HTTP Server, Elasticsearch, MySQL, and RabbitMQ. Choose SigNoz for open-source control and detailed trace investigation; consider alternatives if a much broader integration ecosystem or a separately packaged RUM module is central to your requirements.
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SigNoz fact sheet
| Free plan | Yes |
|---|---|
| Paid from | $49/mo |
| Distributed tracing | Yes |
| Transaction tracing | Yes |
| Dependency mapping | Yes |
| Real user monitoring | Yes |
| Log correlation | Yes |
| Deployment model | Hybrid |
| Free trial | 30 days |
| Deployment | Cloud, Self-hosted |
| Platforms | Web |
| Compliance & security | SOC 2, HIPAA, SSO/SAML |
| Support | Live chat, Email, Community |
| Built for | Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 45+ integrations: OpenTelemetry, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Redis, PostgreSQL … See all → |
| Pricing | Free plan · 30-day trial (source) |
| Website | signoz.io |
| Facts checked | 23 Sep 2026 |
SigNoz integrations
SigNoz lists 45+ integrations on its own site — the 14 named here are the ones its pages call out.
- OpenTelemetry
- AWS
- Azure
- Google Cloud Platform
- Redis
- PostgreSQL
- MongoDB
- MySQL
- ClickHouse
- Elasticsearch
- Vercel
- RabbitMQ
- Nginx
- Temporal
Alternatives to SigNoz
- Elastic APMA flexible APM for teams that want open deployment and broad observability.9.4
- MiddlewareFlexible hybrid APM with broad telemetry coverage and usage-based paid pricing.9.3
- Dynatrace Application MonitoringA broad hybrid APM platform for enterprise teams that need end-to-end visibility.9.2
Also Ranked In
SigNoz is ranked in 11 of our directories; the 6 strongest besides Application Performance Monitoring.
- #3Distributed Tracing Tools32 tools ranked
- #8Observability Platforms29 tools ranked
- #12Application Performance & Observability - Midmarket Software26 tools ranked
- #12Monitoring Observability31 tools ranked
- #14Runtime Monitoring Software57 tools ranked
- #14Application Performance & Observability - Enterprise Software26 tools ranked
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