# openobserve vs WindowsinDocker

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

| | openobserve | WindowsinDocker |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 78/100 | 83/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #9 of 104 in Monitoring & observability | #1 of 15 in Virtualization |
| GitHub stars | 22 553 | 53 709 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +436 ✓ | +324 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 22 ✓ | 11 |
| Latest release | v1.1.2 · 20 Oct 2026 ✓ | v6.06 · 5 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Typescript | Shell |

## Which one should you pick?

WindowsinDocker scores 83/100 against 78/100 for openobserve, so it is the safer default.

openobserve ships more often: 22 stable releases in the past year, against 11 for WindowsinDocker.

## Details

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

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