Our take
Pick HyperDX if on-call / platform teams who will stay on Free $0 (3 GB/mo, 3-day retention, 1 user) or self-host while they open a first Demo trace, then buy Starter at $20/month when they need 50 GB/mo, 30-day retention, and unlimited users. Pick SigNoz if platform teams who will stay on Community Edition $0 (self-host, no card) while they ship a first OTel pipeline, then buy Cloud Teams at $49/month when they
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Best for
HyperDX Traces you start at $0
SigNoz APM you start at $0 OSS or $49 Cloud
Free plan
HyperDX No free plan
SigNoz $0 · self-host. You run the cluster, storage, upgrades, and backups. Community Slack. No Teams chat / email support
Lowest paid
HyperDX Not published by the vendor
SigNoz Enterprise $4/mo
Next step up
HyperDX
SigNoz Startup program $19/mo
Runs where
HyperDX
SigNoz Local; you host it
Watch out
HyperDX Free is 3 GB and 1 user
SigNoz Cloud has a $49 floor
Last checked
HyperDX 2026-10-22 · hyperdx.io/pricing
SigNoz 2026-10-22 · signoz.io/pricing
on-call / platform teams who will stay on Free $0 (3 GB/mo, 3-day retention, 1 user) or self-host while they open a first Demo trace, then buy Starter at $20/month when they need 50 GB/mo, 30-day retention, and unlimited users.
Read the HyperDX pageplatform teams who will stay on Community Edition $0 (self-host, no card) while they ship a first OTel pipeline, then buy Cloud Teams at $49/month when they want $49 of included usage and no cluster to run.
Read the SigNoz page