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Parca vs Thanos
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Parca | Thanos |
|---|---|---|
| Language | TypeScript | Go |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Stars | 5k | 14k |
| Latest | v0.29.1 | v0.42.4 |
| Last push | 2026-09-29 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | about 26 days between releases | about 5 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 6 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 30 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Datadog. Alternatives to Datadog →
PartialParcaContinuous profiling only, with an eBPF agent that needs no code changes.
PartialThanosLong-term metrics storage only.
Parca
- v0.29.12026-09-28Fix relable configs validation scheme not being set.
- v0.29.02026-09-23ui: Fix the mis-highlighting in flamegraphs
- v0.28.02026-05-07Add support for OpenTelemetry eBPF Profiler profile type
- v0.27.12026-03-20.github: Fix authentication for release container pushing
- v0.27.02026-03-20Update otlp support
Thanos
- v0.42.42026-07-30Had to do another version release due to broken base image SHAs. No changes.
- v0.42.32026-07-29Fixes a small bug - like before now Receive on shutdown creates a new block and uploads it.
- v0.42.22026-07-17Had to do another version release due to broken base image SHAs. No changes.
- v0.42.12026-07-16This change fixes a small issue regarding timeouts in the Shipper component in the Receiver - we've accidentally set th…
- v0.42.02026-07-08The biggest new things in this release are, I think, Receive component's improvements regarding tenant's lifecycle hand…
Parca
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Thanos
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