MimirHorizontally scalable, multi-tenant long-term storage for Prometheus and OpenTelemetry metrics.

SigNozThe Open Source Datadog Alternative

Comparison · Observability · weekly run Nov 3

Mimir vs SigNoz

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

SigNoz is the stronger AI pick in Observability: it has a visibility score of 12.3 versus 2.6 for Mimir, and ranks ahead in 33% of the answers that name both.

Choose Mimir if…

You prefer a larger, established vendor (1,001–5,000 employees)
Permanent free tier with managed trials
Smooth OpenTelemetry integration
Fully managed telemetry stack

Choose SigNoz if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (12.3 vs 2.6)
AI answers describe it more positively (44% vs 0% positive)
You need a self-hosted or on-premises option
You need SOC 2 Type II or HIPAA coverage

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Mimir	SigNoz
Visibility score	2.6%	12.3%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Observability	#20	#10
Share of voice	1.1%	3.7%
Mentions this run	6	22
Positive in AI answers	0%	44%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Mimir 0pp · SigNoz 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

SigNoz leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

1.1%

16.1%

AI Mode

5.6%

7.6%

Perplexity

1.1%

13.2%

MimirSigNoz

Head to head in AI answers

3 engine answers name both brands

2Mimir ranked higher

1SigNoz ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Mimir	SigNoz
Best observability platform for startups	AI Mode	#6	#1
Compare the leading observability platforms	Perplexity	#7	#16
Alternatives to the most popular observability platform	ChatGPT	#7	#13

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Mimir	SigNoz
Pricing model	—	Usage-based
Entry price	—	$49 / mo
Free plan	—	No
Deployment	Self-hosted open-source software, and also offered as a managed service through Grafana Cloud Metrics.	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
Founded	—	2020
Headquarters	New York, NY	San Francisco, CA
Employees	1,001–5,000	11–50
Funding	Series E	Unnamed round after Y Combinator participation · $7M raised
Best for	Organizations running Prometheus or OpenTelemetry metrics at scale that need multi-tenant, long-term metric storage.	Fast-scaling engineering teams that want usage-based pricing, and solo developers and small startups that want to self-host.