Clickhouse Acquires HyperDX To Advance Open-Source Observability
ClickHouse, known for its high-speed analytical database, has acquired HyperDX, an open-source observability platform built on its technology. The acquisition integrates HyperDX’s UI and session replay capabilities with ClickHouse’s database performance.
A core competence of ClickHouse is its ability to analyze large-scale datasets in real time, making it a popular choice for users that require fast data insights and have demanding analytics workloads.
The strategic acquisition of HyperDX enables ClickHouse to expand its role in open-source observability and address previous gaps in its ecosystem, such as the lack of user-friendly interfaces and out-of-the-box observability features offered by more established solutions.
“Observability is fundamentally a data problem,” said Tanya Bragin, VP of Product & Marketing at ClickHouse. “The dataset size dictates how difficult and expensive it will be to build an observability platform. That’s why ClickHouse has been the backbone of observability platforms for years, powering logging, metrics, and tracing solutions at companies like eBay and Netflix.”
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According to ClickHouse, its disruptive storage efficiency delivers 10x savings over traditional solutions. Additionally, its quick query performance is designed to minimize delays, helping engineers address production issues without unnecessary downtime.
While Clickhouse provides a high-performance database, it’s not a comprehensive observability platform that offers a full suite of tools, such as data ingestion pipelines, visualization dashboards, and other developer tools to manage and monitor systems efficiently.
Until now, ClickHouse has relied on OpenTelemetry for data collection and Grafana for visualization. With that setup, the company was able to complete the development of its in-house observability stack, LogHouse, and reportedly achieved significant cost savings, but it had notable limitations. Key features needed to optimize workflows and fully capitalize on ClickHouse’s capabilities were missing.
Recognizing these gaps, ClickHouse’s acquisition of HyperDX marks a decisive step toward building a more integrated and developer-friendly observability platform. The HyperDX integrates features such as session replay, exceptions, logs, infrastructure metrics, and distributed tracing through an OpenTelemetry-native approach.
ClickHouse shared that during their conversations with HyperDX, it was evident that the two companies had the same vision, and they realized it was possible to transform an existing ClickHouse deployment into a full observability platform.
Michael Shi, CEO of HyperDX, emphasized the synergy between the two companies. “Our mission has always been to help engineers resolve production issues faster, and ClickHouse has been central to that journey. Joining forces allows us to take this vision even further.”
Both companies share a fundamental belief that observability should be both cost-efficient and accessible to developers. They also realized they could leverage each other’s strengths to improve their offering.
While ClickHouse’s powerful database offers the ideal foundation for observability, HyperDX’s developer-first experience would make it easier for teams to implement. Both companies maintain a commitment to open-source principles, ensuring broad accessibility and cost-effectiveness.
The synergy between the two companies acted as a catalyst for the acquisition. “When we started HyperDX, we had two core beliefs: we wanted to build the best open-source observability platform, and ClickHouse was the ONLY database to power it,” said Michael Shi, CEO at HyperDX. “Our mission has always been to help engineers diagnose and resolve production issues faster, and ClickHouse has been a foundational part of that journey from day one.”
One of the key goals of the two companies is not to cause any disruption to the operations. HyperDX Cloud will continue serving and onboarding new customers, while the open-source project will be actively maintained and developed.
The acquisition offers significant benefits, including faster performance, ideal for real-time troubleshooting, OpenTelemetery support, and direct access to observability data with advanced analysis options to enhance decision-making.
While the HyperDX acquisition presents promising opportunities for ClickHouse, the observability space is fiercely competitive, with well-established players like Datadog, Splunk, and Grafana Labs dominating the market.
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The observability industry has seen other high-performance analytics technologies transition into this space, reflecting a broader industry trend toward integrating databases with monitoring tools. Last year, StarTree expanded Apache Pinot to support observability use cases.
StarTree’s database was originally designed for analytics, integrating query capabilities and scalable architecture allowed it to handle observability data like logs, metrics, and traces efficiently.
While ClickHouse is strengthening its ecosystem with an acquisition, StarTree is building out its cloud offering with new features. Although the two companies are taking different paths, they share a common goal of addressing the growing demand for scalable and developer-friendly observability solutions.
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