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Comparison · DevOps
Froxlor vs Rivet
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Froxlor and Rivet — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Froxlor vs Rivet: at a glance
| Feature | Froxlor | Rivet |
|---|---|---|
| Sector | DevOps | DevOps |
| Velocity score | 5.0 | 6.3 |
| Sparks · 30d | 0 | 1 |
| Top themes | hosting-panel, open-source, security-fixes, php | actors, rust, storage engine, s3 |
| Last editorial update | 7d ago | 16h ago |
| Website | Visit → | — |
What is Froxlor?
Froxlor's bugfix releases now describe their changes, and most are security fixes.
Froxlor is an open-source server administration panel. After two bugfix tags with nothing but a compare link, 2.3.14 to 2.3.16 carry real notes: 2.3.14 has four security fixes (theme allowlisting, control characters in FTP members, permission checks on MySQL server and cron reads, admin-scoped mail templates), 2.3.15 fixes database, nginx and SSH-key issues, and 2.3.16 adds PHP 8.5 compatibility and honours a hidden-traffic setting in the API.
What is Rivet?
Rivet's Rust SDK for Actors is generally available.
Rivet has spent two months building infrastructure for long-lived actors and AI agents: BYOC, OpenTelemetry tracing, actor-scoped JWTs and agentOS Hosted VMs. The 3.0 Preview made Rivet a single stateless binary on S3. The Rust SDK for Rivet Actors is now generally available, with SQLite, WebSockets, cron and OpenTelemetry built in.
Froxlor vs Rivet: editorial side-by-side
Froxlor
5.0DEVOPS
Froxlor's bugfix releases now describe their changes, and most are security fixes.
◆ Current state
Froxlor is an open-source server administration panel. After two bugfix tags with nothing but a compare link, 2.3.14 to 2.3.16 carry real notes: 2.3.14 has four security fixes (theme allowlisting, control characters in FTP members, permission checks on MySQL server and cron reads, admin-scoped mail templates), 2.3.15 fixes database, nginx and SSH-key issues, and 2.3.16 adds PHP 8.5 compatibility and honours a hidden-traffic setting in the API.
◆ Where it's heading
Security fixes now arrive in the regular bugfix releases rather than only in separate security releases, and the notes have returned. The issues are mostly authorization scoping inside the admin and customer API, the same class as the 2.3.11 2FA bypass. PHP 8.5 support keeps the panel installable on current distributions.
◆ Prediction
Expect further 2.3.x releases with authorization fixes in the API, given the four in 2.3.14 and another in 2.3.16.
Rivet
6.3DEVOPS
Rivet's Rust SDK for Actors is generally available.
◆ Current state
Rivet has spent two months building infrastructure for long-lived actors and AI agents: BYOC, OpenTelemetry tracing, actor-scoped JWTs and agentOS Hosted VMs. The 3.0 Preview made Rivet a single stateless binary on S3. The Rust SDK for Rivet Actors is now generally available, with SQLite, WebSockets, cron and OpenTelemetry built in.
◆ Where it's heading
Rivet is widening who can build on its actor model while 3.0 matures: a Rust SDK GA lets performance-sensitive teams use it without a TypeScript layer. The platform direction remains S3-only infrastructure for stateful workloads.
◆ Prediction
Expect 3.0 to move toward a stable release and more SDK languages. The entries don't show a 3.0 GA date.
Alternatives to Froxlor and Rivet
Other DevOps products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either Froxlor or Rivet.
Gravity Wiz
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GitLab
GitLab sells Orbit as the evidence layer for agent pilots and AI-code rules.
NATS
NATS second release candidates add a config reload check and faster redelivery queues.
Zed
Zed 1.27 writes commit messages in your repo's style and trims agent memory use.
Z-Wave JS UI
Z-Wave JS UI 11.26 picks up zwave-js 15.32 and finishes the move to Node 24.
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Recent activity from Froxlor and Rivet
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 4d agoRivetRust SDK for Rivet Actors Is Now Generally Available
- 15d agoRivetIntroducing Rivet 3.0 Preview ⚡
- 20d agoFroxlorfroxlor bugfix release 2.3.16
- 29d agoRivetIntroducing agentOS 0.4 & Hosted VMs
- 1mo agoRivetIntroducing Pi Durable for Rivet
- 1mo agoRivetReplacing Our Message Broker with... S3? ⚡
- 1mo agoFroxlorfroxlor bugfix release 2.3.15
- 1mo agoRivetIntroducing Pi 1.0 for Rivet
- 1mo agoFroxlorfroxlor bugfix release 2.3.14
- 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
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Froxlor and Rivet?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Rivet is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 5.0), with 1 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Froxlor better than Rivet?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Rivet is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 5.0), with 1 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. 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 Rivet?
Top Rivet alternatives in DevOps are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Rivet alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/rivet for the full list with editorial commentary on each.