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Coroot vs HyperDX

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted monitoring & status options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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CO Coroot eBPF-based observability with automatic insights VS HyperDX Open-source observability for logs, traces, and session replay
FeatureCorootHyperDX
Deploy effortUnder-an-hour setupUnder-an-hour setup
Health score92 · Excellent93 · Excellent
CategoryMonitoring & StatusMonitoring & Status
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
LanguageGoTypeScript
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM1,024 MB1,024 MB
Deploymentdocker, kubernetes, helmdocker, kubernetes, helm
GitHub stars★ 7,936★ 9,912
First released20222023
ReplacesDatadog, New RelicDatadog, Sentry

What are Coroot and HyperDX?

Coroot

Coroot is an open-source observability tool that uses eBPF to gather metrics, logs, traces, and profiles with zero instrumentation. It automatically surfaces service maps, SLOs, and root-cause insights.

  • eBPF zero-instrumentation telemetry
  • Automatic service maps
  • Built-in SLO tracking
  • Root-cause analysis

Read the full Coroot guide →

HyperDX

HyperDX is an open-source observability platform that correlates logs, metrics, traces, and session replays in one place. Built on OpenTelemetry and ClickHouse, it helps developers debug production issues quickly.

  • Correlated logs, traces, and replays
  • OpenTelemetry-native
  • ClickHouse storage
  • Full-text log search

Read the full HyperDX guide →

Coroot vs HyperDX: key differences

Coroot is written in Go, while HyperDX is built with TypeScript. Licensing differs — Apache-2.0 for Coroot versus MIT for HyperDX.

Why pick each one

Choose Coroot if…

  • No code changes required
  • Insightful out of the box

Watch out for

  • Needs a recent Linux kernel
  • Resource use grows with scale
Coroot details

Choose HyperDX if…

  • Session replay correlation
  • Developer-focused UX

Watch out for

  • Newer project
  • Requires ClickHouse
HyperDX details

Frequently asked questions

Is Coroot or HyperDX better?

Neither is universally better. HyperDX has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Coroot and HyperDX free and open-source?

Yes. Coroot is licensed under Apache-2.0 and HyperDX under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Coroot and HyperDX with Docker?

Coroot: yes. HyperDX: yes.

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