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Grafana vs OpenObserve
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Grafana | OpenObserve |
|---|---|---|
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Stars | 77k | 22k |
| Latest | v13.2.3 | v1.1.0-rc1 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | about 1 day between releases | about 3 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 122+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 43+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Datadog. Alternatives to Datadog →
PartialGrafanaDashboards and alerting over metrics, logs and traces stored in your own backends.
PartialOpenObserveLogs, metrics, traces and dashboards in one service you run yourself.
Both replace Splunk. Alternatives to Splunk →
PartialGrafanaDashboards and alerts over logs stored in Loki or other backends.
PartialOpenObserveLog search, dashboards and alerts.
Grafana
unsigned The latest release, v13.2.3, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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OpenObserve
unsigned The latest release, v1.1.0-rc1, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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