# openobserve vs qdrant

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

| | openobserve | qdrant |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 78/100 | 82/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #9 of 104 in Monitoring & observability | #1 of 5 in Vector Database |
| GitHub stars | 22 553 | 35 291 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +436 | +520 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 22 ✓ | 14 |
| Latest release | v1.1.2 · 20 Oct 2026 | v1.20.0 · 21 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Rust |

## Which one should you pick?

qdrant scores 82/100 against 78/100 for openobserve, so it is the safer default.

openobserve ships more often: 22 stable releases in the past year, against 14 for qdrant.

## Details

- [openobserve](https://selfhost.directory/project/openobserve) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/openobserve.md)
- [qdrant](https://selfhost.directory/project/qdrant) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/qdrant.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/openobserve-vs-qdrant