# Grafana Loki vs Restic

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

| | Grafana Loki | Restic |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 81/100 | 82/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #1 of 8 in Logging | #1 of 46 in Backup |
| GitHub stars | 29 091 | 36 870 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +148 | +632 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 21 ✓ | 2 |
| Latest release | v3.7.9 · 20 Oct 2026 ✓ | v0.19.1 · 5 Jul 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | BSD-2-Clause |
| Main language | Go | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Restic scores 82/100 against 81/100 for Grafana Loki, so it is the safer default.

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

Restic is growing faster right now (+632 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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