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SigNoz vs crowdsec-web-ui
SigNoz has 32,525 GitHub stars, 2,576 forks, 1,557 open issues and last shipped yesterday. crowdsec-web-ui has 907 stars, 47 forks, 12 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. SigNoz leads on adoption by 3,486% (32,525 vs 907 stars). SigNoz is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; crowdsec-web-ui is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0. SigNoz has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, crowdsec-web-ui 5%. SigNoz was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (metrics), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| SigNoz | crowdsec-web-ui | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 33K | ★ 907 |
| License | Custom / other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-04 | 2026-11-03 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.6K | ⑂ 47 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick SigNoz if
- You weight community size — 33K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick crowdsec-web-ui if
- You want the crowdsec-web-ui feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and crowdsec-web-ui fits your workflow better
About SigNoz
中文 · Deutsch · Português SigNoz is an open source observability platform built on OpenTelemetry. We’re building an enterprise grade alternative to fragmented monitoring stacks, with logs, metrics, traces, alerts, and dashboards in one place. Choose how to run SigNoz SigNoz Cloud (Recommended) Fully managed SigNoz with a 30 day free trial, no credit card required, usage based pricing that starts at $49, and regional data hosting. Start free → Enterprise Enterprise Cloud, BYOC, or Enterprise Self Hosted with compliance, support, custom retention, RBAC, ingestion controls, data residency, and region selection…
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About crowdsec-web-ui
CrowdSec Web UI A self hosted dashboard for CrowdSec: investigate alerts, manage decisions, monitor runtime metrics, and send notifications from one responsive UI. Features Screenshots Quick Start You need a running CrowdSec LAPI. Connect the Web UI using either watcher password authentication or agent mTLS. 1. Register the Web UI Watcher password Replace replace with generated password with the value printed by openssl . [!IMPORTANT] Keep f /dev/null . It registers the machine without overwriting the CrowdSec container's existing credentials file. Agent mTLS Configure LAPI TLS authentication and create a client…
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Frequently asked questions
Is SigNoz or crowdsec-web-ui more popular?
SigNoz has 32,525 GitHub stars and crowdsec-web-ui has 907. SigNoz has the larger community by that measure.
Are SigNoz and crowdsec-web-ui free?
Both are open source. SigNoz has no licence declared in this registry, and crowdsec-web-ui is licensed under AGPL-3.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between SigNoz and crowdsec-web-ui?
SigNoz is written in TypeScript and crowdsec-web-ui in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, SigNoz or crowdsec-web-ui?
Choose SigNoz if you want the larger community (32,525 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose crowdsec-web-ui if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.