HyperDX
Open-source observability platform built on ClickHouse, OpenTelemetry, and React. HyperDX combines logs, traces, metrics, and session replay in one platform, marketed as a Datadog alternative for developers. Features include full-text search over logs, distributed trace visualization, custom dashboards, and browser session recording. Available self-hosted or via HyperDX Cloud.
Score Breakdown
⚙ Agent Friendliness
🔒 Security
Open source for auditability. Self-hosted keeps telemetry data in your infrastructure. TLS management is deployer's responsibility. No SOC2 publicly confirmed.
⚡ Reliability
Best When
You want Datadog-like developer observability at self-hosted cost, with full-text log search, distributed tracing, and session replay in one platform.
Avoid When
You need managed enterprise support or your team doesn't want to manage ClickHouse infrastructure.
Use Cases
- • Centralize agent service logs, traces, and metrics in one searchable platform using OTel instrumentation
- • Debug agent service failures by correlating log messages with trace context in a unified timeline view
- • Monitor agent API latency and error rates with custom dashboards built on ClickHouse queries
- • Set up alerting on agent service anomalies (error spikes, latency increases) with configured alert rules
- • Use browser session replay to debug user-facing agent application issues alongside backend traces
Not For
- • Teams requiring enterprise SLAs without self-hosting — established platforms like Datadog or New Relic have better managed SLAs
- • Environments where ClickHouse deployment overhead is unacceptable — simpler alternatives (Axiom, BetterStack) may be preferred
- • Proprietary APM integrations not compatible with OpenTelemetry
Interface
Authentication
API key authentication for log/trace ingestion and REST API access. Team-based access with role management. Keys generated in HyperDX dashboard.
Pricing
MIT-licensed open source. HyperDX Cloud for managed hosting. Self-hosting requires ClickHouse and supporting services.
Agent Metadata
Known Gotchas
- ⚠ ClickHouse is a significant infrastructure dependency — teams unfamiliar with ClickHouse should evaluate OpenObserve or SigNoz (also ClickHouse but more managed setup)
- ⚠ Session replay requires additional JavaScript SDK instrumentation in frontend code — not automatic
- ⚠ OTel endpoint configuration must match HyperDX's expected format — test ingestion before relying on it in production
- ⚠ Dashboard and alert configuration is primarily UI-driven — limited API for programmatic dashboard management
- ⚠ Project is younger than SigNoz — fewer community resources and examples available
Alternatives
Full Evaluation Report
Detailed scoring breakdown, competitive positioning, security analysis, and improvement recommendations for HyperDX.
Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-03-06.