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Comparison

Sematext vs Thanos

On the evidence we track, Sematext leads this comparison with a composite score of 69/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Sematext69
Thanos57
Score
Vioscale score
Sematext69 / 100low · 49%
Thanos57 / 100medium · 54%
Pricing
Free tier
Sematext✓
Thanos✓
Model
Sematextfreemium
Thanosopen_source
Price level
Sematextlow
Thanosfree
Transparent
Sematext✓
Thanos–
Integrations
Count
Sematext100
Thanos8
Security
Scorecard
Sematext–
Thanos8
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Sematext✓
Thanos–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Sematext–
Thanos1,266
Github stars
Sematext–
Thanos14,188
Activity
Commits last 30d
Sematext–
Thanos51
Release
Cadence days
Sematext–
Thanos6
History
Sematext–
Thanos20 items
License
Spdx
Sematext–
ThanosApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Sematext–
ThanosGo
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Signals
Metrics
Sematext✓
Thanos✓
Log management
Sematext✓
Thanos-
Distributed tracing
Sematext✓
Thanos-
Application performance monitoring
Sematext✓
Thanos-
Real-user monitoring
Sematext✓
Thanos-
Response
Alerting
Sematext✓
Thanos-
On-call / incident management
Sematext✓
Thanos-
Insight
Dashboards
Sematext✓
Thanos✓
Standards
OpenTelemetry-native
Sematext✗
Thanos-
Deployment
Hosting
SematextCloud + self-hosted
ThanosSelf-hosted only

What each one is

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

Sematext

Leader

Cloud-based and self-hosted observability solution that integrates infrastructure monitoring, log management, distributed tracing, and synthetic monitoring in a unified interface. Offers per-product, per-host, or per-monitor billing with no hidden overage charges.

Independently observed

Thanos

CNCF Incubating project extending Prometheus with global query view across multiple servers, unlimited retention via object storage, and downsampling capabilities.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Sematext

Leader
from $2/moUsage-basedFree tier14-day trial

From $2.8/host/month for infrastructure monitoring. 14-day free trial, no commitment. Metered pricing with no overage charges.

  • LogsFrom $5/month
    • Log ingestion
    • Log analytics
    • Searching and filtering
  • Infra MonitoringFrom $2.8/host/month
    • Host metrics
    • Container monitoring
    • System performance
  • Service MonitoringFrom $8.64/month
  • TracingFrom $19/month
  • SyntheticsFrom $2/monitor/month
    • API monitoring
    • Uptime monitoring
    • Performance monitoring
  • Synthetics Standard$29/month
  • Synthetics Pro$99/month
as of verify ↗

Thanos

Open source
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Sematext✓
Thanos✓
CLI
Sematext✓
Thanos✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Sematext✓
Thanos✗
Self-hosted
Sematext✓
Thanos✓

Integrations

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

Sematext

Leader
14 total
  • Syslog
  • Angular
  • Custom Webhooks
  • Kubernetes
  • GitLab CI/CD
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Akka
  • Ember
  • Next.js
  • Elasticsearch
  • Logstash
  • Kibana
  • Apache Solr
  • OpenSearch
Independently observed

Thanos

8 total
  • Prometheus
  • Grafana
  • OpenTSDB
  • S3
  • GCP
  • Azure
  • Swift
  • Tencent COS
Independently observed

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