Comparison

OpenTelemetry vs SigNoz

On the evidence we track, OpenTelemetry leads this comparison with a composite score of 71/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
OpenTelemetry71
SigNoz57
Score
Vioscale score
OpenTelemetry71 / 100medium · 61%
SigNoz57 / 100medium · 58%
Pricing
Free tier
OpenTelemetry
SigNoz
Model
OpenTelemetrycommercial
Price level
OpenTelemetryfree
SigNozlow
Transparent
OpenTelemetry
SigNoz
Integrations
Count
OpenTelemetry3
SigNoz50
Security
Disclosure policy
OpenTelemetry
SigNoz
Gdpr
OpenTelemetry
SigNoz
Hipaa
OpenTelemetry
SigNoz
Scorecard
OpenTelemetry7.9
SigNoz
Soc2
OpenTelemetry
SigNoz
Reliability
Status page
OpenTelemetry
SigNoz
Adoption
Dependent repos
OpenTelemetry
SigNoz0
Github stars
OpenTelemetry7,452
SigNoz31,930
Package downloads weekly
OpenTelemetry110,515,759
SigNoz
Activity
Commits last 30d
OpenTelemetry97
SigNoz100
Release
Cadence days
OpenTelemetry14
SigNoz4
History
OpenTelemetry20 items
SigNoz20 items
License
Spdx
OpenTelemetryApache-2.0
SigNoz
Language
Primary
OpenTelemetryGo
Market

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

OpenTelemetry

Leader

A standardized platform for instrumenting applications to collect traces, metrics, and logs. Data is collected through language-specific SDKs and services, then exported to any observability backend without requiring application code changes.

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.

OpenTelemetry

Leader
Open source
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
OpenTelemetry
SigNoz
CLI
OpenTelemetry
SigNoz
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
OpenTelemetry
SigNoz
Self-hosted
OpenTelemetry
SigNoz
On-premise
OpenTelemetry
SigNoz
Hybrid
OpenTelemetry
SigNoz

Integrations

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

OpenTelemetry

Leader
3 total
  • Jaeger
  • Prometheus
  • Zipkin
Independently observed

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.