Dashy vs Grafana Loki

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted apps from related categories — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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FeatureDashyGrafana Loki
CategoryDashboards & StartpagesMonitoring & Status
LicenseMITAGPL-3.0
LanguageVueGo
Setup difficultyEasyMedium
Min. RAM256 MB512 MB
Deploymentdockerdocker, kubernetes, helm
GitHub stars★ 26,140★ 28,687
First released20212018
ReplacesHeimdallSplunk, Datadog Logs

Why pick each one

Choose Dashy if…

  • Very feature-rich
  • Lots of themes
  • Built-in status checks
Dashy details

Choose Grafana Loki if…

  • Cheap to run compared to full-text indexers
  • Familiar Prometheus-style labels
Grafana Loki details

Frequently asked questions

Is Dashy or Grafana Loki better?

Neither is universally better. Grafana Loki has the larger community, while Dashy is simpler to set up (easy difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.

Are Dashy and Grafana Loki free and open-source?

Yes. Dashy is licensed under MIT and Grafana Loki under AGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Dashy and Grafana Loki with Docker?

Dashy: yes. Grafana Loki: yes.

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