3-in-1
Traces, metrics, and logs unified in a single platform

Open-source observability with traces, metrics, and logs
What is SigNoz on ManageStacks?
SigNoz is an open-source alternative to Datadog that unifies traces, metrics, and logs in a single platform. ManageStacks offers fully managed SigNoz hosting so teams get enterprise-grade observability without the infrastructure burden.
SigNoz is an open-source alternative to Datadog that unifies traces, metrics, and logs in a single platform. ManageStacks offers fully managed SigNoz hosting so teams get enterprise-grade observability without the infrastructure burden.
SigNoz provides a unified observability platform built on OpenTelemetry, combining distributed tracing, metrics monitoring, and log management into a single pane of glass. Unlike fragmented tool stacks or expensive SaaS solutions like Datadog and New Relic, SigNoz gives engineering teams full visibility into application performance with native support for the OpenTelemetry standard.
Powered by ClickHouse on the backend, SigNoz delivers fast query performance across massive volumes of telemetry data. Its intuitive dashboards, alerting rules, and service maps make it straightforward to identify bottlenecks, debug issues, and understand system behavior across distributed architectures.
DIY self-hosting
On ManageStacks
3-in-1
Traces, metrics, and logs unified in a single platform
$29/mo
Flat per instance — no per-host or per-GB pricing
ClickHouse
Columnar storage for fast analytical queries across telemetry
OpenTelemetry
Native OTLP ingestion — no proprietary agents needed
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SigNoz deploys with ClickHouse, OpenTelemetry Collector, and the full UI stack — typically 4-6 minutes.
Add OpenTelemetry SDKs to your services and point the OTLP exporter at your ManageStacks SigNoz endpoint. Traces, metrics, and logs start flowing.
Build dashboards, set alert rules, and use service maps to understand distributed system behavior. Drill from metrics to traces to logs in a single interface.
Your Datadog bill grows linearly with hosts and trace volume. SigNoz gives you the same traces-metrics-logs experience at a flat monthly cost, with data staying in your cloud.
You have committed to OpenTelemetry across your services and need a backend that speaks OTLP natively — not a vendor that bolted OTel support onto a proprietary format.
You need distributed tracing, infrastructure metrics, and log aggregation but cannot justify $50-100+/host/month. SigNoz on ManageStacks is flat $29/mo regardless of host count.
ManageStacks eliminates the complexity of running SigNoz's multi-component architecture, letting your team focus on instrumenting applications instead of managing observability infrastructure.
How SigNoz on ManageStacks compares to commercial and open-source observability platforms.
| Property | SigNoz on ManageStacksUs | Datadog | New Relic | Grafana Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deployment | Managed on your AWS, Azure, or GCP | Vendor-hosted | Vendor-hosted | Vendor-hosted |
| Data residency | Your cloud region | Vendor infrastructure | Vendor infrastructure | Vendor infrastructure |
| Pricing basis | Flat $29/mo per instance | Per host + per GB ingested | Per GB ingested + per user | Per metric + per GB logs + per trace |
| Signals | Traces + metrics + logs | Traces + metrics + logs + more | Traces + metrics + logs + more | Traces + metrics + logs (separate tools) |
| OTel-native | Yes (OTLP-first) | Supported (not primary) | Supported (not primary) | Supported |
| Open source | Yes (MIT / ELv2 for enterprise features) | No (proprietary) | No (proprietary) | Agents are open source |
Comparison focuses on architectural properties (deployment model, pricing basis, open-source status) that don't change with vendor pricing pages. Verify current pricing on each vendor's own site.
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