Observability
Alternatives to Datadog
Compare these candidates if you want self-hosting, data control or less dependence on Datadog's hosted service. Actual costs depend on deployment and required features.
Compare metrics, logs, errors and alerting separately; evaluate retention and infrastructure costs.
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| Project | Stars | 7-day gain | Language | License | Maintenance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| grafana | 77,623 | +133 | TypeScript | AGPL-3.0 | ✅ Recently maintained |
| prometheus | 66,896 | +138 | Go | Apache-2.0 | ✅ Recently maintained |
| signoz | 32,495 | +50 | TypeScript | Review requiredReview license scope and restrictions | ✅ Recently maintained |
grafana
grafana/grafana
Open-source observability and data visualization platform for metrics, logs, and traces across Prometheus, Loki, and SQL.
Compare dashboards and visualization; provide compatible collection and storage components.
Repository verified · Official repository & installation
prometheus
prometheus/prometheus
The Prometheus monitoring system and time series database.
Evaluate for metrics and alerting; compare log-platform requirements separately.
Repository verified · Official repository & installation
signoz
SigNoz/signoz
SigNoz is an open-source, OpenTelemetry-native observability platform for your team and their AI agents. Get logs, metrics, and traces in one tool with features like APM, distributed tracing, log management, infra monitoring, etc. Combined with SigNoz MCP and a native AI teammate (in SigNoz Cloud) it helps you build more resilient apps.
Match the project description to required features, then trial migration and deployment with a small real dataset.
Repository verified · Official repository & installation
Before migrating
Check exports/imports, required features, permissions, backups, security updates and total operating cost. Candidates are not guaranteed feature-equivalent; enterprise extensions and model services may have separate terms and costs.