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Glances alternatives
The best Glances alternatives in analytics tools, ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity_score.
Updated Nov 5, 2026
Looking for the best alternatives to Glances? Sparkpulse tracks and ranks 12 alternatives in analytics tools by shipping velocity — how frequently each ships meaningful updates, verified from official changelogs. For reference, Glances shipped 0 meaningful updates in the last 30 days and carries a velocity score of 5.0 out of 10 in 2026. The alternatives below are ranked the same way, so you're comparing real release momentum, not marketing claims.
About Glances
After a year of CVE fixes, Glances 4.5.7 turns to making its alerts tell the truth.
Most Glances releases this year carried security patches: 4.5.2 alone corrected eight CVEs, and 4.5.3 to 4.5.6 kept going, ending with a credential leak through URL config values. 4.5.7 in September broke the pattern with a long list of correctness fixes, many of them alerts that fired on the wrong value or never fired, plus WebUI colouring bugs and a fix for --enable-mcp under mcp 2.0. 4.5.8 in October fixed export edge cases.
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Top 12 alternatives to Glances
Ranked by recent ship velocity. Tap any card for the full editorial breakdown, or pivot to a head-to-head.
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Fulcrum turns on Insights, its AI assistant for field data, for every customer.
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MotherDuck rebuilds its UI so the first thing you see is an agent, not a SQL editor.
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Calibre MCP lets your coding agent read RUM and Lighthouse data, then fix the slow code
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Count's agent now shows the chain of cells and assumptions behind every answer it gives.
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Whatagraph's IQ Agents now watch ad accounts and act on them, not just report.
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Delta Lake's public stream is release mechanics; Kernel builds now carry a 4.5.0 label.
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OpenObserve 1.2.0-rc1 opens a metrics v2 cycle with chart alerts and forecasts.
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Keboola connects GitHub organizations once, ending personal tokens for private repos.
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dbt-core 1.13 drops Python 3.10 and learns to tolerate v2-only project config.
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Chord adds Amazon Conversions API to its CDP destinations as the catalog keeps widening.
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Datawrapper lets locator maps use your own icons, then keeps fixing small chart behaviours.
Glances vs alternatives — shipping velocity at a glance
Velocity score (0–10) and meaningful releases shipped in the last 30 days, from official changelogs. Higher = shipping faster.
| Product | Velocity | Sparks · 30d | Focus areas | Latest release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glances (baseline) | 5.0 | 0 | system monitoringsecurity fixesalerting | — |
| Grafana Loki | 6.3 | 1 | loggingobservabilitymajor-release | Loki 4.0 RC drops legacy storage backends and SSD mode |
| Fulcrum | 6.3 | 0 | field data collectionai assistantmobile | — |
| MotherDuck | 6.3 | 1 | duckdb-cloudagentic-analyticsdata-apps | Redesigned UI puts Agent Chat on the home screen |
| Calibre | 6.3 | 1 | web-performancemcpcoding-agents | Calibre MCP: connect your coding agent to your performance data |
| Count | 6.3 | 1 | agentic-analyticsexplainabilitydata-canvas | Reasoning Chains |
| Whatagraph | 6.3 | 1 | marketing-reportingai agentsagency-tools | Whatagraph went agentic: IQ Agents watch your accounts and take on the repeat work |
| Delta Lake | 5.0 | 0 | lakehousedata-correctnessdelta-kernel | — |
| OpenObserve | 5.0 | 0 | observabilitymetricspromql | — |
| Keboola | 5.0 | 0 | data-platformgovernancesecurity | — |
| dbt Core | 5.0 | 0 | fusion-migrationv2-transitionpython-support | dbt v2.0.0 |
| Chord | 5.0 | 0 | cdpai-assistantecommerce-analytics | — |
| Datawrapper | 5.0 | 0 | data-visualizationmapscharting | — |
The 12 best Glances alternatives, in depth
1. Grafana Loki · velocity 6.3
Loki 4.0 RC strips out legacy storage backends and the simple scalable mode.
Over the last 30 days Grafana Loki shipped 1 meaningful update vs Glances's 0, most recently “Loki 4.0 RC drops legacy storage backends and SSD mode”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Glances leans on system monitoring, security fixes and alerting, Grafana Loki focuses on logging, observability and major release.
Over the last 30 days Grafana Loki has been shipping faster than Glances — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
Full Grafana Loki trajectory → · Compare Glances vs Grafana Loki →
2. Fulcrum · velocity 6.3
Fulcrum turns on Insights, its AI assistant for field data, for every customer.
Its velocity score of 6.3/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where Glances leans on system monitoring, security fixes and alerting, Fulcrum focuses on field data collection, ai assistant and mobile.
Fulcrum and Glances have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
3. MotherDuck · velocity 6.3
MotherDuck rebuilds its UI so the first thing you see is an agent, not a SQL editor.
Over the last 30 days MotherDuck shipped 1 meaningful update vs Glances's 0, most recently “Redesigned UI puts Agent Chat on the home screen”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Glances leans on system monitoring, security fixes and alerting, MotherDuck focuses on duckdb cloud, agentic analytics and data apps.
Over the last 30 days MotherDuck has been shipping faster than Glances — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
Full MotherDuck trajectory → · Compare Glances vs MotherDuck →
4. Calibre · velocity 6.3
Calibre MCP lets your coding agent read RUM and Lighthouse data, then fix the slow code.
Over the last 30 days Calibre shipped 1 meaningful update vs Glances's 0, most recently “Calibre MCP: connect your coding agent to your performance data”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Glances leans on system monitoring, security fixes and alerting, Calibre focuses on web performance, mcp and coding agents.
Over the last 30 days Calibre has been shipping faster than Glances — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
5. Count · velocity 6.3
Count's agent now shows the chain of cells and assumptions behind every answer it gives.
Over the last 30 days Count shipped 1 meaningful update vs Glances's 0, most recently “Reasoning Chains”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Glances leans on system monitoring, security fixes and alerting, Count focuses on agentic analytics, explainability and data canvas.
Over the last 30 days Count has been shipping faster than Glances — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
6. Whatagraph · velocity 6.3
Whatagraph's IQ Agents now watch ad accounts and act on them, not just report.
Over the last 30 days Whatagraph shipped 1 meaningful update vs Glances's 0, most recently “Whatagraph went agentic: IQ Agents watch your accounts and take on the repeat work”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Glances leans on system monitoring, security fixes and alerting, Whatagraph focuses on marketing reporting, ai agents and agency tools.
Over the last 30 days Whatagraph has been shipping faster than Glances — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
Full Whatagraph trajectory → · Compare Glances vs Whatagraph →
7. Delta Lake · velocity 5.0
Delta Lake's public stream is release mechanics; Kernel builds now carry a 4.5.0 label.
Its velocity score of 5.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where Glances leans on system monitoring, security fixes and alerting, Delta Lake focuses on lakehouse, data correctness and delta kernel.
Delta Lake and Glances have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full Delta Lake trajectory → · Compare Glances vs Delta Lake →
8. OpenObserve · velocity 5.0
OpenObserve 1.2.0-rc1 opens a metrics v2 cycle with chart alerts and forecasts.
Its velocity score of 5.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where Glances leans on system monitoring, security fixes and alerting, OpenObserve focuses on observability, metrics and promql.
OpenObserve and Glances have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full OpenObserve trajectory → · Compare Glances vs OpenObserve →
9. Keboola · velocity 5.0
Keboola connects GitHub organizations once, ending personal tokens for private repos.
Its velocity score of 5.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where Glances leans on system monitoring, security fixes and alerting, Keboola focuses on data platform, governance and security.
Keboola and Glances have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
10. dbt Core · velocity 5.0
Dbt-core 1.13 drops Python 3.10 and learns to tolerate v2-only project config.
Its velocity score of 5.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence; its most recent meaningful update was “dbt v2.0.0”.
Where Glances leans on system monitoring, security fixes and alerting, dbt Core focuses on fusion migration, v2 transition and python support.
dbt Core and Glances have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
11. Chord · velocity 5.0
Chord adds Amazon Conversions API to its CDP destinations as the catalog keeps widening.
Its velocity score of 5.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where Glances leans on system monitoring, security fixes and alerting, Chord focuses on cdp, ai assistant and ecommerce analytics.
Chord and Glances have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
12. Datawrapper · velocity 5.0
Datawrapper lets locator maps use your own icons, then keeps fixing small chart behaviours.
Its velocity score of 5.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where Glances leans on system monitoring, security fixes and alerting, Datawrapper focuses on data visualization, maps and charting.
Datawrapper and Glances have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full Datawrapper trajectory → · Compare Glances vs Datawrapper →
Frequently asked questions
What are the best alternatives to Glances?
The top Glances alternatives we currently track in analytics tools are Grafana Loki, Fulcrum, MotherDuck, Calibre, Count, ranked by recent ship velocity.
How is this list of Glances alternatives ranked?
Alternatives are ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity_score — release cadence + 30-day spark count + sector-relative ship rate.
Can I compare Glances directly with one of these alternatives?
Yes — every card has a "Compare with Glances" link to a side-by-side /compare page.