Loki vs Quickwit

Loki vs Quickwit
Fact	Loki	Quickwit
Language	Go	Rust
Licence	AGPL-3.0	Apache-2.0
Stars	29k	12k
Latest	v3.7.8	v0.9.1
Last push	2026-10-06	2026-10-06
Release cadence	about 5 days between releases	about 63 days between releases
Active contributors	39+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days	21 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days
Flags	none	none

How they relate

Both replace Elasticsearch. Alternatives to Elasticsearch →
PartialLokiIndexes labels rather than full text, and queries log lines with LogQL.
PartialQuickwitLog and trace search on object storage, with an Elasticsearch-compatible subset of its API.
Both replace Splunk. Alternatives to Splunk →
PartialLokiLog storage and querying, without Splunk's apps and SIEM features.
PartialQuickwitLog search only.

v3.7.82026-09-17security/HIGH/pkg/push: Update module google.golang.org/grpc to v1.83.2 [SECURITY] (release-3.7.x) (#24433) (4d5dc2b)
v3.6.172026-09-17security/HIGH/pkg/push: Update module google.golang.org/grpc to v1.83.1 [SECURITY] (release-3.6.x) (#24330) (d8d78f6)
v3.7.72026-08-27Add flag to ignore missing chunks during deletion of logs with line filter [release-3.7.x] (#24233) (7a40404)
v3.6.162026-08-27Add flag to ignore missing chunks during deletion of logs with line filter [release-3.6.x] (#24232) (b87159f)
operator/v0.11.02026-08-18operator: v0.11.0

v0.9.12026-09-23Quickwit 0.9.1 is a security patch release.
v0.9.02026-07-25Quickwit 0.9.0 makes Ingest V2 the default and delivers a broad set of search, observability, and deployment improvemen…
def4e26e92026-05-20
lambda-11587c002026-04-21
lambda-ff6fdfa52026-02-10

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