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SigNoz vs opentelemetry-go
SigNoz has 32,528 GitHub stars, 2,575 forks, 1,557 open issues and last shipped yesterday. opentelemetry-go has 6,595 stars, 1,533 forks, 166 open issues and last shipped yesterday. SigNoz leads on adoption by 393% (32,528 vs 6,595 stars). SigNoz is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; opentelemetry-go is written in Go under Apache-2.0. SigNoz has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, opentelemetry-go 23%. 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 | opentelemetry-go | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 33K | ★ 6.6K |
| License | Custom / other | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Go |
| Last push | 2026-11-04 | 2026-11-04 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.6K | ⑂ 1.5K |
| 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 opentelemetry-go if
- You want the opentelemetry-go feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and opentelemetry-go 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 opentelemetry-go
OpenTelemetry Go OpenTelemetry Go is the Go implementation of OpenTelemetry. It provides a set of APIs to directly measure performance and behavior of your software and send this data to observability platforms. Project Status Progress and status specific to this repository is tracked in our project boards and milestones. Project versioning information and stability guarantees can be found in the versioning documentation. [^1]: Compatibility OpenTelemetry Go ensures compatibility with the current supported versions of the Go language: Each major Go release is supported until there are two newer major releases…
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Frequently asked questions
Is SigNoz or opentelemetry-go more popular?
SigNoz has 32,528 GitHub stars and opentelemetry-go has 6,595. SigNoz has the larger community by that measure.
Are SigNoz and opentelemetry-go free?
Both are open source. SigNoz has no licence declared in this registry, and opentelemetry-go is licensed under Apache-2.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between SigNoz and opentelemetry-go?
SigNoz is written in TypeScript and opentelemetry-go in Go. 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 opentelemetry-go?
Choose SigNoz if you want the larger community (32,528 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose opentelemetry-go if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.