openobservevssglang
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| openobserve | sglang | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 78/100 | 86/100 |
| Rank in category | #9 of 104 in Monitoring & observability | #4 of 25 in LLM Inference |
| GitHub stars | 22 565 | 38 315 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +448 | +1 933 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 22 | 17 |
| Latest release | v1.1.2 · 20 Oct 2026 | v0.5.22 · 15 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Python |
Which one should you pick?
sglang scores 86/100 against 78/100 for openobserve, so it is the safer default.
openobserve ships more often: 22 stable releases in the past year, against 17 for sglang.
If you want the quickest setup, openobserve is easier to run; sglang needs more configuration.
sglang is growing faster right now (+1 933 stars in 30 days).
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