# grafana vs openobserve

> Two self-hosted [Monitoring & observability projects](https://selfhost.directory/monitoring-observability), compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | grafana | openobserve |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 90/100 ✓ | 78/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 104 in Monitoring & observability | #9 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 77 569 ✓ | 22 562 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +695 ✓ | +445 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 53 ✓ | 22 |
| Latest release | v13.2.5 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ | v1.1.2 · 20 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

grafana scores 90/100 against 78/100 for openobserve, so it is the safer default.

grafana ships more often: 53 stable releases in the past year, against 22 for openobserve.

## Details

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

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/grafana-vs-openobserve