# kubetail vs Grafana Loki

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

| | kubetail | Grafana Loki |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 64/100 | 81/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #4 of 8 in Logging | #1 of 8 in Logging |
| GitHub stars | 1 796 | 29 085 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +28 | +147 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 2 | 21 ✓ |
| Latest release | cli/v0.18.1 · 22 Oct 2026 ✓ | v3.7.9 · 20 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Go | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Grafana Loki scores 81/100 against 64/100 for kubetail, so it is the safer default.

Grafana Loki ships more often: 21 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for kubetail.

If you want the quickest setup, kubetail is easier to run; Grafana Loki needs more configuration.

Grafana Loki is growing faster right now (+147 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [kubetail](https://selfhost.directory/project/kubetail) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/kubetail.md)
- [Grafana Loki](https://selfhost.directory/project/loki) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/loki.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/kubetail-vs-loki