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SigNoz vs opentelemetry-ruby
SigNoz has 32,525 GitHub stars, 2,576 forks, 1,557 open issues and last shipped today. opentelemetry-ruby has 613 stars, 303 forks, 144 open issues and last shipped today. SigNoz leads on adoption by 5,206% (32,525 vs 613 stars). SigNoz is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; opentelemetry-ruby is written in Ruby under Apache-2.0. SigNoz has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, opentelemetry-ruby 49%. SigNoz was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (distributed-tracing, 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-ruby | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 33K | ★ 613 |
| License | Custom / other | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Ruby |
| Last push | 2026-11-04 | 2026-11-04 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.6K | ⑂ 303 |
| 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-ruby if
- You want the opentelemetry-ruby feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Ruby
- You evaluated both and opentelemetry-ruby 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-ruby
OpenTelemetry Ruby [![Slack channel][slack image]][slack url] [![GitHub Discussions][discussions image]][discussions url] [![CI][ci image]][ci url] [![Apache License][license image]][license image] [![OpenSSF Scorecard for opentelemetry ruby contrib][openssf scorecard image]][openssf scorecard url] [![FOSSA License Status][fossa license image]][fossa license url] [![FOSSA Security Status][fossa security image]][fossa security url] The Ruby OpenTelemetry client. [Getting Started][getting started] Contributing Contrib Repository [Instrumentation Libraries][contrib instrumentations] Versioning Useful links License…
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Frequently asked questions
Is SigNoz or opentelemetry-ruby more popular?
SigNoz has 32,525 GitHub stars and opentelemetry-ruby has 613. SigNoz has the larger community by that measure.
Are SigNoz and opentelemetry-ruby free?
Both are open source. SigNoz has no licence declared in this registry, and opentelemetry-ruby is licensed under Apache-2.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between SigNoz and opentelemetry-ruby?
SigNoz is written in TypeScript and opentelemetry-ruby in Ruby. 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-ruby?
Choose SigNoz if you want the larger community (32,525 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose opentelemetry-ruby if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.