# Grafana Loki vs signoz

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

| | Grafana Loki | signoz |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 81/100 ✓ | 79/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 8 in Logging | #7 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 29 086 | 32 473 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +148 | +298 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 21 | 38 ✓ |
| Latest release | v3.7.9 · 20 Oct 2026 | v0.148.0 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Other |
| Main language | Go | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

Grafana Loki scores 81/100 against 79/100 for signoz, so it is the safer default.

signoz ships more often: 38 stable releases in the past year, against 21 for Grafana Loki.

signoz is growing faster right now (+298 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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