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Uptrace vs SigNoz

Uptrace and SigNoz both land on Depends.

Uptrace

uptrace.dev

Depends
Confidence: Medium

Buy for OpenTelemetry-standard engineering teams that can self-host or accept usage-based cloud pricing . the cost math versus Datadog is credible.

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SigNoz

signoz.io

Depends
Confidence: Medium

Buy if you're an engineering team comfortable with OpenTelemetry and some ops work who wants to cut Datadog-class bills.

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Uptrace versus SigNoz
CompareUptraceSigNoz
VerdictDependsDepends
Best forOpenTelemetry-standard engineering teamsEngineering teams ditching Datadog bills
Who it's not forNon-engineering teams . this is pure developer toolingTeams with nobody to run ClickHouse and upgrades
PrivacyNo breaches found; two 2024 SQL-injection CVEs in Uptrace's pgdriver Go library . keep the driver updated.10SOC 2 Type II claimed, but multiple 2026 CVEs (SQL injection, auth bypass) mean you must patch fast.
Support qualityNo support evidence foundNo user support evidence in sources
Public sentimentReddit users report hosted Uptrace covers their needs, and third-party comparisons consistently credit its unified traces, metrics, and logs.Users like the price and OpenTelemetry approach but report unstable log queries and UI rough edges in production.15
Biggest gotchaPrices increase April 10, 2026 . verify new rates before committing⁴SQL injection CVEs in alert endpoints, unfixed until 0.142.1

Pick Uptrace when

  • OpenTelemetry-standard engineering teams
  • Cost-sensitive teams fleeing Datadog bills
  • Self-hosters comfortable running ClickHouse
  • Microservices shops needing unified traces

When Uptrace is not a fit

  • Non-engineering teams . this is pure developer tooling
  • Zero-ops buyers wanting turnkey SaaS with vendor SLAs
  • Teams needing long cloud retention on the base plan (4 weeks only)
  • Buyers requiring a funded vendor with a deep support bench

Pick SigNoz when

  • Engineering teams ditching Datadog bills
  • OpenTelemetry-standard shops
  • Self-hosters with ops capacity
  • Startups consolidating logs, traces, metrics

When SigNoz is not a fit

  • Teams with nobody to run ClickHouse and upgrades
  • Buyers expecting polished, stable UX today
  • Orgs that can't patch within days of a CVE
  • Non-engineering teams; this is dev-only tooling

Sources

  1. Uptrace . OpenTelemetry-Native Observability Platformuptrace.dev
    official
  2. Uptrace Pricinguptrace.dev
    official
  3. Uptrace On-Premisesuptrace.dev
    official
  4. Uptrace Pricing Update . April 2026uptrace.dev
    official
  5. uptrace/uptrace on GitHubgithub.com
    official
  6. Uptrace . RFP.wiki Observability Platforms profilerfp.wiki
    review
  7. Honeycomb vs Uptrace: Pricing, Features & Verdictgappsy.com
    review
  8. Reddit r/selfhosted . Uptrace source-available APMreddit.com
    review
  9. NVD . CVE-2024-44906nvd.nist.gov
    security
  10. CVE-2024-44905 . SentinelOne vulnerability databasesentinelone.com
    security
  11. Uptrace company profile . Tracxntracxn.com
    news
  12. SigNoz homepagesignoz.io
    official
  13. SigNoz Pricingsignoz.io
    official
  14. SigNoz GitHub repositorygithub.com
    official
  15. Why isn't SigNoz popular? - Reddit r/kubernetesreddit.com
    review
  16. Does anyone using Signoz experience problems with the UI? - Reddit r/devopsreddit.com
    review