# Grafana Loki vs open-compute

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

| | Grafana Loki | open-compute |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 81/100 ✓ | 55/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 8 in Logging | #3 of 7 in Serverless |
| GitHub stars | 29 085 ✓ | 2 365 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +147 | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 21 ✓ | 9 |
| Latest release | v3.7.9 · 20 Oct 2026 ✓ | v0.3.0 · 10 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Go | Rust |

## Which one should you pick?

Grafana Loki scores 81/100 against 55/100 for open-compute, so it is the safer default.

Grafana Loki ships more often: 21 stable releases in the past year, against 9 for open-compute.

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

## Details

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

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/loki-vs-open-compute