laminarvsopenobserve
Two self-hosted Monitoring & observability projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| laminar | openobserve | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 63/100 | 80/100 |
| Rank in category | #33 of 105 in Monitoring & observability | #7 of 105 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 3 482 | 23 009 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +122 | +719 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 21 | 22 |
| Latest release | v0.3.4 · 10 Nov 2026 | v1.1.2 · 20 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Typescript |
Which one should you pick?
openobserve scores 80/100 against 63/100 for laminar, so it is the safer default.
openobserve ships more often: 22 stable releases in the past year, against 21 for laminar.
openobserve is growing faster right now (+719 stars in 30 days).
Key differences
- License: laminar is Apache-2.0, openobserve is AGPL-3.0.
- Features only laminar lists: Tracing.
- Features only openobserve lists: AI Assistant, AI/LLM observability, Alerts, Dashboards and 10 more.
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