# Druid vs milvus

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

| | Druid | milvus |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 75/100 | 82/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #1 of 2 in Data Warehousing | #3 of 40 in Database Management |
| GitHub stars | 14 096 | 46 514 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +38 | +271 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 5 | 18 ✓ |
| Latest release | druid-38.0.0 · 24 Sept 2026 | v2.6.26 · 23 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Java | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

milvus scores 82/100 against 75/100 for Druid, so it is the safer default.

milvus ships more often: 18 stable releases in the past year, against 5 for Druid.

milvus is growing faster right now (+271 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Druid](https://selfhost.directory/project/druid) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/druid.md)
- [milvus](https://selfhost.directory/project/milvus) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/milvus.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/druid-vs-milvus