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SigNoz vs DoKit
SigNoz has 32,116 GitHub stars, 2,493 forks, 1,557 open issues and last shipped yesterday. DoKit has 20,415 stars, 3,183 forks, 275 open issues and last shipped 11 days ago. SigNoz leads on adoption by 57% (32,116 vs 20,415 stars). SigNoz is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; DoKit is written in Java under Apache-2.0. SigNoz has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, DoKit 16%. SigNoz was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (monitoring), 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 | DoKit | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 32K | ★ 20K |
| License | Custom / other | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Java |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-07 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.5K | ⑂ 3.2K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick SigNoz if
- You weight community size — 32K 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 DoKit if
- You want the DoKit feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Java
- You evaluated both and DoKit fits your workflow better
About SigNoz
SigNoz is an open source, OpenTelemetry native observability platform for cloud native applications. It unifies logs, metrics, traces, alerts, and dashboards into a single tool, replacing fragmented monitoring stacks with a correlated signal pipeline. It lives in the observability ecosystem alongside tools like Prometheus, Jaeger, and Grafana, and is positioned as an open alternative to Datadog.
read the full SigNoz overview →
About DoKit
DoKit is an Apache 2.0 efficiency platform for the full research and development lifecycle of pan frontend products — Android, iOS, mini programs, Flutter and Web — built for mobile developers, test engineers and UI designers who want debugging, performance monitoring and visual inspection tooling inside a debug build instead of hand rolled into each application.
read the full DoKit overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is SigNoz or DoKit more popular?
SigNoz has 32,116 GitHub stars and DoKit has 20,415. SigNoz has the larger community by that measure.
Are SigNoz and DoKit free?
Both are open source. SigNoz has no licence declared in this registry, and DoKit is licensed under Apache-2.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between SigNoz and DoKit?
SigNoz is written in TypeScript and DoKit in Java. 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 DoKit?
Choose SigNoz if you want the larger community (32,116 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose DoKit if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.