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SigNoz vs telemetry.dev
Short answer: Pick SigNoz if you want unified OpenTelemetry observability; pick telemetry.dev if you want LLM tracing with OpenTelemetry. SigNoz has a free plan, paid from $49/month; telemetry.dev has a free plan, paid from $25/month.
SigNozOpen-source observability: traces, metrics and logs on OpenTelemetry
telemetry.devTrace LLM calls and AI agents with OpenTelemetry.Which to pick
Pick SigNoz if you want…
- Unified OpenTelemetry observability
- Self-hosted observability
- Open-source code (SigNoz/signoz on GitHub)
- Integrations with OpenTelemetry or Kubernetes (on SigNoz's list, not telemetry.dev's)
Pick telemetry.dev if you want…
- LLM tracing with OpenTelemetry
- The lower starting price: $25/month against $49/month
- Integrations with TypeScript SDK, Python SDK or OpenAI (on telemetry.dev's list, not SigNoz's)
Side by side
- What it is
- SigNoz:SigNoz is an OpenTelemetry-native observability platform offering APM, logs, traces, metrics, alerts and AI-assisted debugging.
- telemetry.dev:Telemetry.dev provides OpenTelemetry-based observability for LLM calls and AI agents, tracking latency, cost, token usage and errors.
- Best for
- SigNoz:Unified OpenTelemetry observability
- telemetry.dev:LLM tracing with OpenTelemetry
- Who it’s for
- SigNoz:DevOps, SRE and engineering teams needing unified observability.
- telemetry.dev:Developers building AI applications and agents who need tracing and cost monitoring.
- Pricing
- SigNoz:Freemium
- telemetry.dev:Freemium
- Starting price
- SigNoz:$49/month (Teams)
- telemetry.dev:$25/month (Pro)
- Free plan or trial
- SigNoz:Free plan (Community (Self-Hosted)) · Free trial
- telemetry.dev:Free plan (Free)
- Plans
- SigNoz:Teams $49/month per month · Community (Self-Hosted) Free
- telemetry.dev:Free $0 per month · Pro $25 per month · Team $50 per month
- Open source
- SigNoz:Yes, 32,258 GitHub stars
- telemetry.dev:—
- Works with
- SigNoz:OpenTelemetry, Kubernetes
- telemetry.dev:TypeScript SDK, Python SDK, OpenAI, Anthropic, Claude SDK, Google Gen AI, Amazon Bedrock, Vercel AI SDK
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.
telemetry.dev features
- Unified Traces. Shows model calls, tool steps and retrievals in a single trace with duration per step.
- Cost & Latency Metrics. Displays token usage, spend and latency per model, provider and environment.
- SDKs & Exporters. First-party TypeScript and Python SDKs plus OTLP/HTTP exporter support for any language.
- Prompt Redaction. Option to disable prompt capture per environment to keep sensitive data out of storage.
- Filtering & Search. Search traces by name and filter by status, environment, framework or session.
- Retention Controls. 14-day retention on Free plan, configurable longer retention on paid plans.
SigNoz vs telemetry.dev FAQ
What is the difference between SigNoz and telemetry.dev?+
SigNoz: Open-source alternative offering traces, metrics and logs via OpenTelemetry.
Should I use SigNoz or telemetry.dev?+
Pick SigNoz if you want unified OpenTelemetry observability, self-hosted observability or open-source code (SigNoz/signoz on GitHub). Pick telemetry.dev if you want LLM tracing with OpenTelemetry, the lower starting price: $25/month against $49/month or integrations with TypeScript SDK, Python SDK or OpenAI (on telemetry.dev's list, not SigNoz's).
Is SigNoz or telemetry.dev free?+
SigNoz has a free plan (Community (Self-Hosted)); paid plans start at $49/month (Teams). telemetry.dev has a free plan; paid plans start at $25/month (Pro).
Which is cheaper, SigNoz or telemetry.dev?+
telemetry.dev is cheaper to start with: telemetry.dev's Pro plan ($25/month) against SigNoz's Teams plan ($49/month).
Is SigNoz or telemetry.dev open source?+
SigNoz is open source (SigNoz/signoz on GitHub). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for telemetry.dev.
Do SigNoz and telemetry.dev integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: SigNoz lists OpenTelemetry and Kubernetes; telemetry.dev lists TypeScript SDK, Python SDK, OpenAI, Anthropic and 6 more.
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