Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Signoz
SigNoz clearly comes out ahead of Elastic Observability on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. SigNoz has a free tier; Elastic Observability does not. Paid plans start at $99/mo for Elastic Observability and $49/mo for SigNoz.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | saas tool |
| Company | Elastic | SigNoz |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DevelopmentEducation & EdTechAI & Machine LearningSaaS & Cloud | DevelopmentSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | observability-apm | observability-apm |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | elastic-observability | signoz |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Elastic Stack Security Features | ||
| Access To All Features | ||
| Apps For Apm, Logging, And Metrics | ||
| Add Unlimited Teammates | ||
| Complete Data Sovereignty | ||
| Bring Your Own Cloud | ||
| Complete Project Tier Includes Ai-Assisted Pipelines, Parsing, And Machine Learning | ||
| Data Centers Available In The Us, Eu & India | ||
| Cross-Cluster Replication | ||
| Dedicated Environment On Signoz Cloud | ||
| Cross-Cluster Search Es|Ql | ||
| Dedicated Slack, Email & In-Product Support | ||
| Custom Control Over Cluster Capacity And Versions | ||
| Guided Migration Support | ||
| Distributed Elasticsearch Platform | ||
| Hipaa, Baa Agreement And Other Certifications | ||
| Egress: 50 Gb Free, Then $0.05 Per Gb Transferred Per Month | ||
| Install & Manage Yourself | ||
| Elastic Ai Assistant | ||
| Monitor Any Number Of Hosts | ||
| Elastic Maps Server | ||
| Ongoing Professional Services | ||
| Elastic Workflows | ||
| Self-Host With Support Contract | ||
| Es|Ql | ||
| Send Any Mix Of Logs, Traces & Metrics | ||
| Everything In Gold | ||
| Sla W/ Downtime Developer Pairing | ||
| Everything In Platinum | ||
| Soc2 Type Ii & Hipaa Compliant |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, SigNoz comes out ahead overall, though Elastic Observability can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Elastic Observability's paid plans start at $99/mo and SigNoz's start at $49/mo, so SigNoz is the lower entry price. Check the pricing comparison for higher tiers and per-seat costs.
SigNoz offers a free tier; Elastic Observability does not currently list one.
SigNoz scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
SigNoz is open source. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
