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Quickwit vs Security Onion
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| Fact | Quickwit | Security Onion |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Rust | Shell |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Other |
| Stars | 12k | 4.9k |
| Latest | v0.9.1 | 3.3.0-20260911 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | about 63 days between releases | about 24 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 21 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 8 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Splunk. Alternatives to Splunk →
PartialQuickwitLog search only.
PartialSecurity OnionNetwork and host security monitoring with alerting, hunting and case management, not general log analytics.
Quickwit
- 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
Security Onion
- 3.3.0-202609112026-09-11Add x86-64-v3 CPU pre-flight check to soup
- 3.3.0-202609082026-09-08Bump version from 3.2.0 to 3.3.0
- 3.2.0-202607292026-07-29Bump version from 3.1.0 to 3.2.0
- 3.1.0-202605282026-05-28Add version number to HOTFIX file
- 3.1.0-202605212026-05-21Version Bump
Quickwit
✓ signed The latest release, v0.9.1, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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Security Onion
✓ signed The latest release, 3.3.0-20260911, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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