SigNoz

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The Open Source Datadog Alternative

ObservabilitySan Francisco, CA11–50 employeesFounded 2020

#10 of 45 in Observability10,000 customers (per signoz.io)44% positive in AI answers

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Visibility score

12.3%

New vs last week

Weekly run · Nov 3

Data collected Nov 3, 2026·ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode·coverage 100%·next run Nov 9, 2026

SigNoz ranks #10 of 45 in Observability with an AI visibility score of 12.3 (SlateIndex, Nov 3, 2026).
SigNoz is most visible on ChatGPT (16.1) and least on Google AI Mode (7.6).
AI engines name SigNoz in 12 of the 29 Observability buyer prompts SlateIndex tracks.
signoz.io is the source AI engines cite most in answers about SigNoz, with 25 citations.

About

Company details for SigNoz

SigNoz is an observability platform built on OpenTelemetry that combines APM, logs, traces, metrics, exceptions, LLM observability and alerts in one tool. It is offered as SigNoz Cloud, a managed service with usage-based pricing, or as Self-Hosted SigNoz, the open-source version that customers run on their own infrastructure. An MCP server and the Noz AI teammate let coding agents and engineers query telemetry. It ranks #10 of 45 in Observability on SlateIndex and has a visibility score of 12.3 in the latest weekly run.

Founded in 2020 and headquartered in San Francisco, CA, the company employs 11–50 people. It has raised about $7M. Its differentiator: built on OpenTelemetry with usage-based pricing and no per-host or per-user billing.

Website: signoz.io
Categories: Observability
Company size: 11–50 employees
Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
Founded: 2020
Company type: Private, venture-backed
Funding: Unnamed round after Y Combinator participation · $7M raised
Customers: 10,000 · per signoz.io
Pricing: $49 / mo · usage-based
Free trial: —
Deployment: SigNoz Cloud (managed, with US, EU and India regions), bring-your-own-cloud, or self-hosted
Compliance: SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA
Support: Community support on Slack, Email support, In-product chat support, Dedicated Slack, email and in-product support on Enterprise plans

GitHub · github.com/SigNoz/signoz LinkedIn · linkedin.com/company/signozio X · x.com/SigNozHQ YouTube · youtube.com/@signoz

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AI visibility

Latest weekly run · Nov 3 · next run Nov 9

Visibility score

12.3%

across Observability answers, weighted by position

ChatGPT16.1%

AI Mode7.6%

Perplexity13.2%

Change

New

vs last week’s run

Category rank

#10 of 45

in Observability

Mentions

in this week’s run

Share of voice

3.7%

of AI mentions in Observability

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days, with up to 7 competitors. Click a name to hide or show its line.

Now12.3%

30-day change—

High · low12.3% · 12.3%

Rank#10

Changes appear after the second weekly run in Observability. Datadog leads the category at 69.5%.

Media

Website and product screenshots for SigNoz

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AI mentions & citations

Recent answers that name SigNoz

All prompts

Which observability platform has transparent pricing?

If transparent, predictable pricing is your priority, I'd put SigNoz at the top of the list.

ChatGPT · run of Nov 3

Is SigNoz a good observability platform?

SigNoz is a genuinely good observability platform, particularly for engineering teams that want an open-source, cost-effective alternative to Datadog.

ChatGPT · run of Nov 3

Best observability platform for startups

SigNoz — Best Open-Source / Budget-Friendly Choice

Google AI Mode · run of Nov 3

Is SigNoz a good observability platform?

SigNoz is widely regarded as a strong, cost-effective, open-source alternative to proprietary observability giants like Datadog and New Relic .

Google AI Mode · run of Nov 3

Is SigNoz a good observability platform?

Yes—SigNoz is a good observability platform, particularly for startups and engineering teams that want an open-source, OpenTelemetry-native alternative to Datadog or New Relic.

Perplexity · run of Nov 3

Best observability platform for startups

My recommendation: Grafana Cloud for most startups, SigNoz for OpenTelemetry-first teams, and Datadog for well-funded startups that need an all-in-one enterprise-grade platform.

ChatGPT · run of Nov 3

Most affordable observability platform that is still reliable

If you're looking for the most affordable observability platform that is still production-reliable, my recommendation is Grafana Cloud for most teams, with SigNoz as a strong alternative.

ChatGPT · run of Nov 3

Where can I sign up for an observability platform?

SigNoz Cloud — 30-day free trial with no credit card required.

Perplexity · run of Nov 3

Products & features

What SigNoz sells

SigNoz Cloud

Managed, OpenTelemetry-native platform for APM, logs, traces, metrics, exceptions, alerts and dashboards.

Self-Hosted SigNoz

Open-source version that teams run on their own infrastructure.

SigNoz MCP server

Lets coding agents and AI assistants query SigNoz telemetry.

Noz

AI teammate inside SigNoz Cloud that helps investigate incidents, tune alerts and build dashboards.

Strengths engines cite

Cost-effective open-source alternative to Datadog and New Relic
Native OpenTelemetry observability platform
Free self-hosting and data ownership
Transparent, predictable pricing
Good fit for startups and engineering teams

Target market & buyers

Engineering, DevOps and SRE teams, from start-ups to large enterprises.

Notable customers include Oracle, Armur AI, Inkeep, Shaped AI, Alien Intelligence, Cisco, FiscalNote, Harmonic Inc..

Industry	Primary use case
AI and agent software	Monitoring LLM calls and agent frameworks, including OpenAI, Azure OpenAI and Gemini telemetry.
Fintech	Monitoring critical APIs and Temporal workflows with traces and dashboards.

Funding & recent developments

Funding

Round	Year	Amount
Series A	2023	$5M
Unnamed round after Y Combinator participation	—	$1M

Latest known round	Total raised
Unnamed round after Y Combinator participation	$7M

Recent developments

Oct 2026PartnershipSigNoz Cloud listed on Google Cloud Marketplace
SigNoz Cloud became available on Google Cloud Marketplace and is billed through Google Cloud.
Jun 2026ProductNoz AI teammate available to all Cloud users
Noz, SigNoz's AI teammate, became available to all SigNoz Cloud users.
Jun 2026ProductAzure database monitoring added
Monitoring added for Azure SQL Database, Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL and MySQL.
May 2026SecurityHigh and critical Dependabot alerts resolved
All high- and critical-severity Dependabot alerts were resolved.
May 2026ProductSigNoz MCP server released
The MCP server lets AI assistants query SigNoz data. Self-hosted deployments can run it on a custom URL path.

Competitive landscape

How SigNoz compares with its top three alternatives

All alternatives

SigNoz most often appears alongside Datadog, Grafana, New Relic in AI answers.

vsSigNoz vs Datadog12.3% vs 69.5% visibility · Datadog leadsFull comparison vsSigNoz vs Grafana12.3% vs 47.8% visibility · Grafana leadsFull comparison vsSigNoz vs New Relic12.3% vs 47.1% visibility · New Relic leadsFull comparison

Brand	Visibility	Share of voice	vs last week	Starting price
SigNoz	12.3%	3.7%	New	$49 / mo
Datadog	69.5%	11%	New	$0.05 / mo
Grafana	47.8%	9.8%	New	Free plan
New Relic	47.1%	10.7%	New	Free plan
OpenTelemetry	37.4%	8.2%	New	Pricing not available