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SigNoz vs VictoriaLogs
SigNoz has 32,146 GitHub stars, 2,497 forks, 1,557 open issues and last shipped today. VictoriaLogs has 2,295 stars, 194 forks, 314 open issues and last shipped yesterday. SigNoz leads on adoption by 1,301% (32,146 vs 2,295 stars). SigNoz is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; VictoriaLogs is written in Go under Apache-2.0. SigNoz has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, VictoriaLogs 8%. SigNoz was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (logs, 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 | VictoriaLogs | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 32K | ★ 2.3K |
| License | Custom / other | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-19 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.5K | ⑂ 194 |
| 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 VictoriaLogs if
- You want the VictoriaLogs 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 VictoriaLogs 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 VictoriaLogs
VictoriaLogs is an Apache 2.0, Go based log database from VictoriaMetrics that stores logs without a fixed schema and is built to handle terabytes of log data per day, aimed at teams that run their own logging infrastructure.
read the full VictoriaLogs overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is SigNoz or VictoriaLogs more popular?
SigNoz has 32,146 GitHub stars and VictoriaLogs has 2,295. SigNoz has the larger community by that measure.
Are SigNoz and VictoriaLogs free?
Both are open source. SigNoz has no licence declared in this registry, and VictoriaLogs is licensed under Apache-2.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between SigNoz and VictoriaLogs?
SigNoz is written in TypeScript and VictoriaLogs 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 VictoriaLogs?
Choose SigNoz if you want the larger community (32,146 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose VictoriaLogs if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.