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Comparison

AWS X-Ray vs SigNoz

On the evidence we track, AWS X-Ray leads this comparison with a composite score of 64/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

AWS X-Ray full profile →SigNoz full profile →
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★AWS X-Ray64
SigNoz57
Score
Vioscale score
AWS X-Ray64 / 100medium · 63%
SigNoz57 / 100medium · 58%
Pricing
Free tier
AWS X-Ray✓
SigNoz✓
Model
AWS X-Rayfreemium
SigNozcommercial
Price level
AWS X-Raylow
SigNozlow
Transparent
AWS X-Ray✗
SigNoz✓
Integrations
Count
AWS X-Ray–
SigNoz50
Security
Disclosure policy
AWS X-Ray✓
SigNoz–
Fedramp
AWS X-Ray✓
SigNoz–
Gdpr
AWS X-Ray✓
SigNoz–
Hipaa
AWS X-Ray✓
SigNoz✓
Iso27001
AWS X-Ray✓
SigNoz–
Pci
AWS X-Ray✓
SigNoz–
Soc2
AWS X-Ray✓
SigNoz✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
AWS X-Ray✓
SigNoz✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
AWS X-Ray–
SigNoz0
Github stars
AWS X-Ray–
SigNoz31,930
Activity
Commits last 30d
AWS X-Ray–
SigNoz100
Release
Cadence days
AWS X-Ray–
SigNoz4
History
AWS X-Ray–
SigNoz20 items
Language
Primary
AWS X-Ray–
SigNozTypeScript
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for distributed tracing tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Trace role
AWS X-RayTrace backend / store
SigNozSaaS platform
Standards
OpenTelemetry support
AWS X-Ray-
SigNozOTel-native
Multi-protocol (Jaeger + Zipkin + OTLP)
AWS X-Ray-
SigNoz-
Query
Trace search / filter by attributes
AWS X-Ray✓
SigNoz✓
Service dependency graph
AWS X-Ray✓
SigNoz✓
High-cardinality attribute exploration
AWS X-Ray-
SigNoz-
Sampling
Tail-based / dynamic sampling
AWS X-Ray-
SigNoz-
Instrumentation
Auto-instrumentation
AWS X-RayAgent-based
SigNozAgent-based
Correlation
Correlate traces with metrics/logs
AWS X-Ray✓
SigNoz✓
Deployment
Hosting
AWS X-RayCloud only
SigNozCloud + self-hosted
Architecture
Storage backend
AWS X-Ray-
SigNoz-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

AWS X-Ray

Leader

Amazon CloudWatch Application Signals is an APM solution providing automatic instrumentation and observability for distributed applications across AWS services with prebuilt dashboards, service mapping, and AI-powered troubleshooting.

Independently observed

SigNoz

A monitoring and observability tool that aggregates traces, metrics, logs, and dashboards into one interface. Supports self-hosted deployment or cloud operation, built on the OpenTelemetry standard.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

AWS X-Ray

Leader
Usage-basedFree tier
as of verify ↗

SigNoz

HybridFree tier30-day trial

Free open-source self-hosted version; cloud plans usage-based with 30-day free trial

  • Open SourceFree
  • Cloud-
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
AWS X-Ray✓
SigNoz✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
AWS X-Ray✓
SigNoz✓
Self-hosted
AWS X-Ray✗
SigNoz✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

AWS X-Ray

Leader

Not documented yet.

SigNoz

16 total
  • Apache
  • HAProxy
  • Elasticsearch
  • RabbitMQ
  • Open WebUI
  • DSPy
  • HCP Vault
  • OpenTelemetry eBPF
  • Langflow
  • Cohere
  • Auth0
  • PgBouncer
  • Kubernetes
  • Git
  • Jira
  • Google Chat
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.

AWS X-Ray vs SigNoz: an evidence-based comparison · Vioscale