# Grafana Loki vs wanderer

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

| | Grafana Loki | wanderer |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 81/100 ✓ | 64/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 8 in Logging | #7 of 34 in File Management |
| GitHub stars | 29 087 ✓ | 4 032 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +149 ✓ | +133 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 21 ✓ | 10 |
| Latest release | v3.7.9 · 20 Oct 2026 | v0.21.2 · 24 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Go | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Grafana Loki scores 81/100 against 64/100 for wanderer, so it is the safer default.

Grafana Loki ships more often: 21 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for wanderer.

## Details

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

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