# SafeLine vs signoz

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | SafeLine | signoz |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 81/100 ✓ | 79/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 3 in Web Application Firewall | #7 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 23 066 | 32 473 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +396 ✓ | +298 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 11 | 38 ✓ |
| Latest release | v9.4.3 · 21 Oct 2026 | v0.148.0 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0 | Other |
| Main language | Go | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

SafeLine scores 81/100 against 79/100 for signoz, so it is the safer default.

signoz ships more often: 38 stable releases in the past year, against 11 for SafeLine.

## Details

- [SafeLine](https://selfhost.directory/project/safeline) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/safeline.md)
- [signoz](https://selfhost.directory/project/signoz) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/signoz.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/safeline-vs-signoz