# Activepieces vs openobserve

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

| | Activepieces | openobserve |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 81/100 ✓ | 78/100 |
| Rank in category | #4 of 32 in Workflow Automation | #9 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 25 262 ✓ | 22 556 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +562 ✓ | +439 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 36 ✓ | 22 |
| Latest release | 0.90.4-hotfix.1 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ | v1.1.2 · 20 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

Activepieces scores 81/100 against 78/100 for openobserve, so it is the safer default.

Activepieces ships more often: 36 stable releases in the past year, against 22 for openobserve.

If you want the quickest setup, Activepieces is easier to run; openobserve needs more configuration.

## Details

- [Activepieces](https://selfhost.directory/project/activepieces) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/activepieces.md)
- [openobserve](https://selfhost.directory/project/openobserve) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/openobserve.md)

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