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Froxlor vs Manticore Search
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Froxlor and Manticore Search — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Shared themes:open-source
Froxlor vs Manticore Search: at a glance
What is Froxlor?
Froxlor's bugfix tags ship with nothing but a compare link.
Froxlor is an open-source server administration panel. 2.3.13 is tagged a bugfix release, but its release note contains only a link comparing it to 2.3.12 — no described change. The substantive recent work was the 2.3.11 security release, which fixed a 2FA bypass, DKIM key exposure and acme.sh argument injection.
What is Manticore Search?
Manticore 31.0.7 undoes a 2x COUNT(DISTINCT) slowdown its own collation fix caused.
Manticore Search's 31.x tags so far are fixes rather than features. 31.0.3 and 31.0.4 were CI and packaging work; 31.0.7 restores string COUNT(DISTINCT) speed after the 29.18.5 collation fix made it 2x slower (1.1 s to 2.4 s on the logs10m benchmark) by calling tolower() per byte. A lookup table replaces the call without changing hash values, so secondary indexes and histograms stay compatible.
Froxlor vs Manticore Search: editorial side-by-side
Froxlor
5.0DEVOPS
Froxlor's bugfix tags ship with nothing but a compare link.
◆ Current state
Froxlor is an open-source server administration panel. 2.3.13 is tagged a bugfix release, but its release note contains only a link comparing it to 2.3.12 — no described change. The substantive recent work was the 2.3.11 security release, which fixed a 2FA bypass, DKIM key exposure and acme.sh argument injection.
◆ Where it's heading
The releases that carry real notes are the security ones, and they have been arriving steadily: CSRF tokens on AJAX actions in 2.3.8, a redirect regression reverted in 2.3.9, then the three-issue fix in 2.3.11. The bugfix tags between them publish empty bodies, so the feed alternates between detailed security disclosure and silence. Direction has to be read from the security releases alone.
◆ Prediction
No direction can be read from this release, because the body describes nothing; on the recent pattern the next informative entry will be another security release.
Manticore Search
5.0DEVOPS
Manticore 31.0.7 undoes a 2x COUNT(DISTINCT) slowdown its own collation fix caused.
◆ Current state
Manticore Search's 31.x tags so far are fixes rather than features. 31.0.3 and 31.0.4 were CI and packaging work; 31.0.7 restores string COUNT(DISTINCT) speed after the 29.18.5 collation fix made it 2x slower (1.1 s to 2.4 s on the logs10m benchmark) by calling tolower() per byte. A lookup table replaces the call without changing hash values, so secondary indexes and histograms stay compatible.
◆ Where it's heading
October has been correctness work on string handling (range filters, collation-aware COUNT(DISTINCT)) followed by fixing the performance cost of those fixes. The 31.x line still appears in the feed without notes on what features justified the major version.
◆ Prediction
Expect more 31.0.x patches in this vein. What new capability defines 31.x remains unclear from these entries.
Alternatives to Froxlor and Manticore Search
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Recent activity from Froxlor and Manticore Search
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 3d agoManticore Search31.0.7: string COUNT(DISTINCT) 2x slowdown fixed
- 6d agoManticore Search31.0.4: CI fix for bundled Debian dependencies
- 6d agoManticore Search31.0.3: Test Kit pinned to Executor 1.4.6
- 8d agoManticore Search29.18.7: Manticore Buddy sidecar bumped to 4.4.8
- 9d agoManticore Search29.18.6: crash dumps now name the operation and table
- 9d agoManticore SearchFix: COUNT(DISTINCT) on strings now respects session collation
- 2mo agoFroxlorfroxlor bugfix release 2.3.13
- 2mo agoFroxlorFroxlor bugfix release 2.3.12
- 2mo agoFroxlor2FA bypass, DKIM key exposure and acme.sh argument injection all fixed
- 4mo agoFroxlorfroxlor security release 2.3.10
- 4mo agoFroxlor2.3.9 reverts an HTTP-to-HTTPS redirect regression from 2.3.8
- 4mo agoFroxlor2.3.8 adds CSRF tokens to AJAX actions and filters API responses
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Froxlor and Manticore Search?
Both compete on the same themes — open-source — within DevOps. Froxlor and Manticore Search are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 5.0 vs 5.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Froxlor better than Manticore Search?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Froxlor and Manticore Search are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 5.0 vs 5.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other DevOps products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Froxlor?
Top Froxlor alternatives in DevOps are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Froxlor alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/froxlor for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Manticore Search?
Top Manticore Search alternatives in DevOps are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Manticore Search alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/manticoresearch for the full list with editorial commentary on each.