While the observability market explodes with billion-dollar valuations and feature bloat, Circonus is quietly building a different future—one where you own your data, not your vendor. With just 38 employees and $16.8M in funding, they're challenging the entire SaaS observability playbook.

"They're not selling telemetry—they're selling freedom from telemetry's tyranny."

Their tech stack tells the story: Swiper, Tailwind, Bootstrap—modern but pragmatic. No heavy frameworks, no complex stacks. They ship observability infrastructure, not marketing websites. The absence of Trustpilot reviews isn't a red flag; it's a sign they're not playing the review-optimization game. They're playing the retention game.

• Infinite retention without exponential cost (the holy grail of observability)
• Zero vendor lock-in—your data, your infrastructure, your control
• AI-driven insights that don't require a PhD in data science
• 40% cost reduction promise isn't marketing fluff—it's a technical reality