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Self-hosted observability platforms in 2026

Full-stack platforms that take metrics, logs and traces in one place, usually with dashboards, alerting and APM on top. This list has 9 observability platforms. Of these, 7 are open source, 8 have a free plan and 9 can be self-hosted. Checked by hand on 30 September 2026.

  1. 1

    ClickStack

    ClickHouse's open source observability stack built on HyperDX: logs, traces, metrics and session replays stored in ClickHouse and searched from one UI.

    Free plan Open source (MIT) Self-hosted LogsTracesMetricsOpenTelemetry
  2. 2

    Coroot

    Open source observability that uses eBPF to build service maps and collect metrics, logs, traces and profiles without code changes, with root-cause hints.

    Free plan Open source (Apache-2.0) Self-hosted APMMetricsTracesKubernetes
  3. 3

    Dynatrace

    Enterprise observability platform that instruments hosts and apps automatically through its OneAgent, maps dependencies and points to likely root causes; also offered as self-managed Dynatrace Managed.

    Paid Self-hosted APMInfrastructureLogsReal user monitoring
  4. 4

    Elastic Observability

    Logs, metrics, APM traces and synthetics built on Elasticsearch and Kibana, run yourself or on Elastic Cloud.

    Free plan Open source (AGPL-3.0-only OR SSPL-1.0 OR Elastic-2.0) Self-hosted LogsMetricsAPMTraces
  5. 5

    groundcover

    Kubernetes observability that uses an eBPF sensor and runs in your own cloud account, covering logs, traces, metrics and APM without code changes.

    Free plan Self-hosted KubernetesAPMLogsTraces
  6. 6

    OpenObserve

    Single-binary store for logs, metrics and traces on object storage, with SQL search, dashboards and alerts. Self-host the open source build or use the pay-as-you-go cloud.

    Free plan Open source (AGPL-3.0-only) Self-hosted LogsMetricsTracesOpenTelemetry
  7. 7

    SigNoz

    Open source, OpenTelemetry-native APM with traces, metrics and logs stored in ClickHouse, self-hosted or as SigNoz Cloud.

    Free plan Open source (MIT) Self-hosted APMTracesLogsMetrics
  8. 8

    Superlog

    Open source OpenTelemetry observability for traces, logs and metrics, with AI agents that investigate incidents; self-hostable or hosted.

    Free plan Open source (Apache-2.0) Self-hosted OpenTelemetryTracesLogsMetrics
  9. 9

    Uptrace

    OpenTelemetry APM that stores traces, metrics and logs in ClickHouse, available self-hosted or as a cloud service priced per GB.

    Free plan Free: 50 GB/mo Open source (AGPL-3.0) Self-hosted APMTracesMetricsLogs

Side by side

Tool Pricing Free plan Open source Self-hosted OpenTelemetry (OTLP) ingestMetricsLogsDistributed tracesAPMReal user monitoringSynthetic checksContinuous profilingBuilt-in alertingSLO tracking
ClickStack Free plan Yes Yes Yes YesYesYesYesYesYes--Yes-
Coroot Free plan Yes Yes Yes YesYesYesYesYes--YesYesYes
Dynatrace Paid No No Yes YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Elastic Observability Free plan Yes Yes Yes YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
groundcover Free plan Yes No Yes YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes-
OpenObserve Free plan Yes Yes Yes YesYesYesYesYesYesYes-YesYes
SigNoz Free plan Yes Yes Yes YesYesYesYesYesYes--Yes-
Superlog Free plan Yes Yes Yes YesYesYesYes------
Uptrace Free plan 50 GB/mo Yes Yes YesYesYesYesYesYes--Yes-

Yes: confirmed in the tool's documentation. No: documented as not offered. -: not confirmed. Plans and prices change; check each tool's own site before you decide.

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