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SigNoz vs superlog
SigNoz has 32,525 GitHub stars, 2,576 forks, 1,557 open issues and last shipped yesterday. superlog has 1,475 stars, 117 forks, 83 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. SigNoz leads on adoption by 2,105% (32,525 vs 1,475 stars). SigNoz is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; superlog is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0. SigNoz has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, superlog 8%. SigNoz was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (observability), 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 | superlog | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 33K | ★ 1.5K |
| License | Custom / other | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-04 | 2026-11-03 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.6K | ⑂ 117 |
| 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 superlog if
- You want the superlog feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and superlog 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 superlog
Website · Code · Skills · Helpers · Discord About Superlog is an open source agentic telemetry system. It ingests traces, logs, and metrics, groups noisy signals into incidents, and watches your infra while you sleep. Installation You can install Superlog in your project by using our skills in your favourite coding agent: What is Superlog? Superlog is an open core observability workspace for OpenTelemetry data. It ingests traces, logs, and metrics, groups noisy signals into incidents, and gives teams a local first product surface for debugging production systems. This repository contains the fully open source…
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Frequently asked questions
Is SigNoz or superlog more popular?
SigNoz has 32,525 GitHub stars and superlog has 1,475. SigNoz has the larger community by that measure.
Are SigNoz and superlog free?
Both are open source. SigNoz has no licence declared in this registry, and superlog is licensed under Apache-2.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between SigNoz and superlog?
SigNoz is written in TypeScript and superlog 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 superlog?
Choose SigNoz if you want the larger community (32,525 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose superlog if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.