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Glances vs Keboola
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Glances and Keboola — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Glances vs Keboola: at a glance
What is 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.
What is Keboola?
Keboola connects GitHub organizations once, ending personal tokens for private repos.
Keboola now lets a GitHub organization connect once through the Keboola GitHub App, so dbt, Custom Python and Apps can clone private repositories without personal access tokens. It follows a run of governance work: Branched Storage enabled on all stacks from November 2, a read-only query_data tool in the MCP server, patched data app images, and scheduled cleanup of idle workspaces.
Glances vs Keboola: editorial side-by-side
Glances
5.0ANALYTICS
After a year of CVE fixes, Glances 4.5.7 turns to making its alerts tell the truth.
◆ Current state
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.
◆ Where it's heading
Hardware coverage keeps widening alongside the fixes (Intel, AMD and ARM GPUs, Rockchip NPUs, LXC containers), and a v4 cutover tag in October suggests repository restructuring ahead. The security run appears to have eased since August.
◆ Prediction
Unclear what the v4 cutover changes for users; until it is explained, expect more 4.5.x maintenance releases.
Keboola
5.0ANALYTICS
Keboola connects GitHub organizations once, ending personal tokens for private repos.
◆ Current state
Keboola now lets a GitHub organization connect once through the Keboola GitHub App, so dbt, Custom Python and Apps can clone private repositories without personal access tokens. It follows a run of governance work: Branched Storage enabled on all stacks from November 2, a read-only query_data tool in the MCP server, patched data app images, and scheduled cleanup of idle workspaces.
◆ Where it's heading
Most recent releases remove risky defaults: shared tokens, write access for AI agents, stale workspaces and unpatched images. Keboola is tightening the platform for larger teams and agent use rather than adding new components.
◆ Prediction
Expect more credential and permission cleanups, such as other app-based integrations replacing tokens, and the February 2027 removal of emailed API tokens to go ahead.
Alternatives to Glances and Keboola
Other Analytics 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 Glances or Keboola.
Grafana Loki
Loki 4.0 RC strips out legacy storage backends and the simple scalable mode.
OpenObserve
OpenObserve 1.2.0-rc1 opens a metrics v2 cycle with chart alerts and forecasts.
dbt Core
dbt-core 1.13 drops Python 3.10 and learns to tolerate v2-only project config.
Chord
Chord adds Amazon Conversions API to its CDP destinations as the catalog keeps widening.
Fulcrum
Fulcrum turns on Insights, its AI assistant for field data, for every customer.
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Recent activity from Glances and Keboola
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 2d agoKeboolaConnect GitHub repositories without personal tokens
- 6d agoKeboolaSecurity Update for Python/JS and Streamlit Data Apps
- 7d agoKeboolaBranched Storage is being enabled on all projects
- 8d agoKeboolaSwitch Keboola to Dark Mode
- 9d agoKeboolaDark mode for the Keboola interface
- 10d agoKeboolaUnused Workspaces Will Be Cleaned Up Automatically
- 24d agoGlancesGlances 4.5.8
- 25d agoGlancesPre-cutover tag before the v4 migration
- 1mo agoGlancesGlances 4.5.7 fixes dozens of wrong or silent alerts
- 3mo agoGlancesCredential leak via URL values in /api/4/config
- 4mo agoGlancesContainer API latency, ARM GPU monitoring, AMP command-execution fix
- 6mo agoGlancesRockchip MPP and NPU monitoring, plus three CVE corrections
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Glances and Keboola?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Glances and Keboola 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 Glances better than Keboola?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Glances and Keboola 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 Analytics products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Glances?
Top Glances alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Glances alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/glances for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Keboola?
Top Keboola alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Keboola alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/keboola for the full list with editorial commentary on each.