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SigNoz vs moosestack
SigNoz has 32,525 GitHub stars, 2,576 forks, 1,557 open issues and last shipped yesterday. moosestack has 591 stars, 32 forks, 1 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. SigNoz leads on adoption by 5,403% (32,525 vs 591 stars). SigNoz is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; moosestack is written in Rust under MIT. SigNoz has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, moosestack 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 | moosestack | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 33K | ★ 591 |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | Rust |
| Last push | 2026-11-04 | 2026-11-03 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.6K | ⑂ 32 |
| 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 moosestack if
- You want the moosestack feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You evaluated both and moosestack 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 moosestack
[!IMPORTANT] MooseStack has reached end of life and is no longer actively maintained. As users, we loved the idea of the MooseStack harness. But as coding agents became our primary users over the last couple of years, results from the Agent Experience Platform (AXP) made it clear that they would rather free solo on the underlying tools than use our product. We cannot in good faith keep building tools that make their work harder. Thank you to everyone who supported MooseStack and helped us test the idea. You can learn more about AXP in the docs. MooseStack The developer agent harness for ClickHouse — MooseStack…
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Frequently asked questions
Is SigNoz or moosestack more popular?
SigNoz has 32,525 GitHub stars and moosestack has 591. SigNoz has the larger community by that measure.
Are SigNoz and moosestack free?
Both are open source. SigNoz has no licence declared in this registry, and moosestack is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between SigNoz and moosestack?
SigNoz is written in TypeScript and moosestack in Rust. 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 moosestack?
Choose SigNoz if you want the larger community (32,525 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose moosestack if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.