openobservevsquickwit
Two self-hosted Elasticsearch alternatives, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| openobserve | quickwit | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 80/100 | 70/100 |
| Rank in category | #7 of 105 in Monitoring & observability | #9 of 41 in Search Engines |
| GitHub stars | 23 009 | 11 787 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +719 | +86 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 22 | 7 |
| Latest release | v1.1.2 · 20 Oct 2026 | v0.9.3 · 22 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?
openobserve scores 80/100 against 70/100 for quickwit, so it is the safer default.
openobserve ships more often: 22 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for quickwit.
openobserve is growing faster right now (+719 stars in 30 days).
Key differences
- License: openobserve is AGPL-3.0, quickwit is Apache-2.0.
- Language: openobserve is written mainly in Typescript, quickwit in Rust.
- Platforms only quickwit lists: Kubernetes, macOS.
- Features only openobserve lists: AI Assistant, AI/LLM observability, Alerts, Dashboards and 10 more.
- Features only quickwit lists: Aggregation queries, Built-in web search UI, Elasticsearch-compatible API, Full-Text Search and 10 more.
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