Grafana vs SigNoz
Grafana, SigNoz compared on license, free-edition limits, deployment and project health. Change a project below to compare something else.
| Grafana | SigNoz | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Monitoring | Monitoring |
| License | GNU Affero General Public License v3.0Open source (OSI) | MIT LicenseOpen source (OSI) |
| Free edition | Some features paywalled | Some features paywalled |
| Deployment | Self-hosted · Cloud | Self-hosted · Cloud |
| Self-hosting setup | Single container | Multi-service setup |
| SSO / SAML | Paid | Paid |
| Role-based access control | Paid | Paid |
| Audit logs | Paid | Not confirmed |
| Multi-user / teams | Free | Not confirmed |
| Backups and restore | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| API access | Free | Free |
| Support SLA | Not confirmed | Paid |
| GitHub stars | 77k | 32k |
| Last release | Oct 13, 2026 | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Alternative to | Datadog, New Relic | Datadog |
In short
- Grafana is licensed GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 (open source (osi)). Free edition: some features paywalled.
- SigNoz is licensed MIT License (open source (osi)). Free edition: some features paywalled.
Each project page lists the official sources behind these answers. Where the official pages do not say, the table shows “Not confirmed”.