# Grafana Loki vs SRS

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

| | Grafana Loki | SRS |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 81/100 ✓ | 78/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 8 in Logging | #4 of 118 in Media Server |
| GitHub stars | 29 085 | 29 386 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +147 ✓ | +109 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 21 ✓ | 13 |
| Latest release | v3.7.9 · 20 Oct 2026 | v7.0-a3 · 25 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Go | C |

## Which one should you pick?

Grafana Loki scores 81/100 against 78/100 for SRS, so it is the safer default.

Grafana Loki ships more often: 21 stable releases in the past year, against 13 for SRS.

## Details

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

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