# openobserve vs Umami

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

| | openobserve | Umami |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 78/100 | 85/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #9 of 104 in Monitoring & observability | #1 of 21 in Web analytics |
| GitHub stars | 22 581 | 39 767 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +460 | +771 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 22 ✓ | 13 |
| Latest release | v1.1.2 · 20 Oct 2026 | v3.4.1 · 23 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Typescript | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

Umami scores 85/100 against 78/100 for openobserve, so it is the safer default.

openobserve ships more often: 22 stable releases in the past year, against 13 for Umami.

If you want the quickest setup, Umami is easier to run; openobserve needs more configuration.

## Details

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

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