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Grav vs Rivet
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Grav and Rivet — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Grav vs Rivet: at a glance
| Feature | Grav | Rivet |
|---|---|---|
| Sector | DevOps | DevOps |
| Velocity score | 2.5 | 7.5 |
| Sparks · 30d | 0 | 2 |
| Top themes | cms, flat-file, php, security-fixes | actors, serverless, storage engine, s3 |
| Last editorial update | 3h ago | 19h ago |
| Website | Visit → | — |
What is Grav?
Grav backports a Clockwork profiler security fix from 2.1.7 to its 1.7 line.
Grav's only entry in the feed is 1.7.53.6, a patch to the legacy 1.7 branch. It backports a Grav 2.1.7 security fix so Clockwork profiler data requires a configured debugger.token, even for requests arriving from localhost through a same-server reverse proxy. It also keeps accented letters intact in title-derived slugs on PHP 7.3 to 8.1 with single-byte locales.
What is Rivet?
Rivet 3.0 Preview runs as one stateless binary on WarpDrive, with S3 as its only dependency.
Rivet has spent two months building infrastructure for long-lived actors and AI agents: BYOC in customer clouds, OpenTelemetry tracing, actor-scoped JWTs, Pi agent runtimes and agentOS Hosted VMs. On October 5 it said 3.0 would replace NATS with S3. The October 26 3.0 Preview delivers that: a new storage engine, WarpDrive, promises bottomless storage on S3 at SSD speed, and Rivet becomes a single stateless binary.
Grav vs Rivet: editorial side-by-side
Grav
2.5DEVOPS
Grav backports a Clockwork profiler security fix from 2.1.7 to its 1.7 line.
◆ Current state
Grav's only entry in the feed is 1.7.53.6, a patch to the legacy 1.7 branch. It backports a Grav 2.1.7 security fix so Clockwork profiler data requires a configured debugger.token, even for requests arriving from localhost through a same-server reverse proxy. It also keeps accented letters intact in title-derived slugs on PHP 7.3 to 8.1 with single-byte locales.
◆ Where it's heading
The fix originates on Grav 2.x and is carried back to 1.7, so the project is maintaining two lines, with 1.7 receiving security and compatibility patches for older PHP versions. With a single entry, the cadence on either branch isn't visible yet.
◆ Prediction
Expect further 1.7.53.x patches that mirror security fixes from the 2.x line. The entries don't show how long 1.7 support continues.
Rivet
7.5DEVOPS
Rivet 3.0 Preview runs as one stateless binary on WarpDrive, with S3 as its only dependency.
◆ Current state
Rivet has spent two months building infrastructure for long-lived actors and AI agents: BYOC in customer clouds, OpenTelemetry tracing, actor-scoped JWTs, Pi agent runtimes and agentOS Hosted VMs. On October 5 it said 3.0 would replace NATS with S3. The October 26 3.0 Preview delivers that: a new storage engine, WarpDrive, promises bottomless storage on S3 at SSD speed, and Rivet becomes a single stateless binary.
◆ Where it's heading
Each release removes operational burden: BYOC moved the control plane into the customer's cloud, and 3.0 reduces the self-hosted footprint to one binary plus an S3 bucket. The agent work (Pi, agentOS) sits on top as the main workload Rivet is courting.
◆ Prediction
Expect benchmarks and migration guidance for 2.x users during the preview, followed by a 3.0 GA. The entry gives no performance numbers, so the SSD-speed claim is unverified.
Alternatives to Grav 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 Grav or Rivet.
Manticore Search
Manticore 31.0.7 undoes a 2x COUNT(DISTINCT) slowdown its own collation fix caused.
NATS
NATS 2.15.2 closes auth-callout and leafnode ACL gaps on both supported lines.
Z-Wave JS UI
Z-Wave JS UI 11.25.2 fixes HTTPS certificates that the new Node 24 image rejected.
Scalingo
Scalingo blocks exploit traffic at the router while customers patch Node.js and PHP.
Gravity Forms
Gravity Forms follows its 3.2 Repeater field with three add-on point releases.
Recent activity from Grav and Rivet
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 1d agoRivetIntroducing Rivet 3.0 Preview ⚡
- 3d agoGravGrav 1.7.53.6: profiler token now required, slug encoding fix
- 15d agoRivetIntroducing agentOS 0.4 & Hosted VMs
- 20d agoRivetIntroducing Pi Durable for Rivet
- 22d agoRivetReplacing Our Message Broker with... S3? ⚡
- 26d agoRivetIntroducing Pi 1.0 for Rivet
- 1mo agoRivetIntroducing JWT Authentication for Rivet Actors
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Grav and Rivet?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Rivet is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 7.5 vs 2.5), with 2 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 Grav better than Rivet?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Rivet is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 7.5 vs 2.5), with 2 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 Grav?
Top Grav alternatives in DevOps are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Grav alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/grav 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.