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SigNoz vs telegraf
SigNoz has 32,509 GitHub stars, 2,573 forks, 1,557 open issues and last shipped yesterday. telegraf has 17,893 stars, 5,846 forks, 449 open issues and last shipped yesterday. SigNoz leads on adoption by 82% (32,509 vs 17,893 stars). SigNoz is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; telegraf is written in Go under MIT. SigNoz has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, telegraf 33%. SigNoz was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 3 topic tags (logs, metrics, monitoring), 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 | telegraf | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 33K | ★ 18K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | Go |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.6K | ⑂ 5.8K |
| 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 telegraf if
- You want the telegraf feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and telegraf 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 telegraf
Telegraf Telegraf is an agent for collecting, processing, aggregating, and writing metrics, logs, and other arbitrary data. Offers a comprehensive suite of over 300 plugins, covering a wide range of functionalities including system monitoring, cloud services, and message passing Enables the integration of user defined code to collect, transform, and transmit data efficiently Compiles into a standalone static binary without any external dependencies, ensuring a streamlined deployment process Utilizes TOML for configuration, providing a user friendly and unambiguous setup experience Developed with contributions…
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Frequently asked questions
Is SigNoz or telegraf more popular?
SigNoz has 32,509 GitHub stars and telegraf has 17,893. SigNoz has the larger community by that measure.
Are SigNoz and telegraf free?
Both are open source. SigNoz has no licence declared in this registry, and telegraf is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between SigNoz and telegraf?
SigNoz is written in TypeScript and telegraf 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 telegraf?
Choose SigNoz if you want the larger community (32,509 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose telegraf if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.