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Lightrun vs SigNoz
SigNoz offers open-source OpenTelemetry observability, whereas Lightrun delivers enterprise-grade AI agents and custom connectors.
LightrunConnecting developers to their live applications 
SigNozOpen-source observability: traces, metrics and logs on OpenTelemetryWhich to pick
Pick Lightrun if you want…
- Live observability for enterprise applications
- Integrations with Slack, GitHub or Bitbucket (on Lightrun's list, not SigNoz's)
Pick SigNoz if you want…
- Unified OpenTelemetry observability
- Open-source code (SigNoz/signoz on GitHub)
- Integrations with OpenTelemetry or Kubernetes (on SigNoz's list, not Lightrun's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Lightrun:Lightrun adds live logs, metrics and traces to running code for real-time observability and AI-agent troubleshooting.
- SigNoz:SigNoz is an OpenTelemetry-native observability platform offering APM, logs, traces, metrics, alerts and AI-assisted debugging.
- Best for
- Lightrun:Live observability for enterprise applications
- SigNoz:Unified OpenTelemetry observability
- Who it’s for
- Lightrun:Support, SRE, platform engineering and developers needing live runtime context.
- SigNoz:DevOps, SRE and engineering teams needing unified observability.
- Pricing
- Lightrun:Freemium
- SigNoz:Freemium
- Plans
- Lightrun:Free Plan $0
- SigNoz:Teams $49/month per month · Community (Self-Hosted) Free
- Open source
- Lightrun:—
- SigNoz:Yes, 32,258 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Lightrun:Slack, GitHub, Bitbucket, Jira, ServiceNow, Azure DevOps, IntelliJ, PyCharm
- SigNoz:OpenTelemetry, Kubernetes
Lightrun features
- Live runtime evidence. Collect logs, metrics, traces and dumps from code without redeploying.
- AI-driven investigation. Conversational assistant triages incidents and suggests remediations.
- Multi-instance debugging. Debug Kubernetes, serverless and other instances in real time.
- IDE integrations. Plugins for IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm, VS Code and other editors.
- Enterprise system connectors. Integrates with SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Jira, Azure DevOps and more.
- Role-based access & SSO. RBAC, SSO, SCIM and SAML support for secure team collaboration.
- Audit & compliance. Full audit logs, ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR and HIPAA aligned security.
- Custom connector setup. Unlimited APM, telemetry and third-party integrations via custom connectors.
SigNoz features
- APM & Tracing. Collect and analyze traces with up to a million spans, showing latency, errors and service dependencies.
- Log Management. Columnar log storage with built-in trace correlation and fast query via PromQL or ClickHouse SQL.
- Metrics & Alerts. Metrics ingestion with usage-based pricing, plus threshold, anomaly and Apdex alerts.
- AI Assistant (Noz). Chat-based AI teammate that can query telemetry, investigate incidents and build dashboards.
- LLM Observability. Native telemetry for OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Gemini and other LLM services.
- Infrastructure Monitoring. Kubernetes, host and cloud metrics displayed alongside application signals.
- Dashboards & Templates. Reusable dashboard templates for services, infra, databases and LLM usage.
- Compliance & Security. SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, data residency in US/EU/India and SSO/SAML support for enterprise.
Lightrun vs SigNoz FAQ
Is Lightrun or SigNoz free?+
Lightrun has a free plan (Free Plan) and paid plans. SigNoz has a free plan (Community (Self-Hosted)); paid plans start at $49/month (Teams).
Is Lightrun or SigNoz open source?+
SigNoz is open source (SigNoz/signoz on GitHub). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Lightrun.
Do Lightrun and SigNoz integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Lightrun lists Slack, GitHub, Bitbucket, Jira and 8 more; SigNoz lists OpenTelemetry and Kubernetes.
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