# app-glances vs elasticsearch

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

| | app-glances | elasticsearch |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 49/100 | 83/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #63 of 104 in Monitoring & observability | #2 of 41 in Search Engines |
| GitHub stars | 194 | 78 425 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +456 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 6 | 32 ✓ |
| Latest release | v0.23.2 · 23 Oct 2026 ✓ | v9.5.5 · 6 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | MIT | Other |
| Main language | Shell | Java |

## Which one should you pick?

elasticsearch scores 83/100 against 49/100 for app-glances, so it is the safer default.

elasticsearch ships more often: 32 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for app-glances.

If you want the quickest setup, app-glances is easier to run; elasticsearch needs more configuration.

elasticsearch is growing faster right now (+456 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [app-glances](https://selfhost.directory/project/app-glances) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/app-glances.md)
- [elasticsearch](https://selfhost.directory/project/elasticsearch) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/elasticsearch.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/app-glances-vs-elasticsearch