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OpenCTI vs OpenHouse
A side-by-side editorial comparison of OpenCTI and OpenHouse — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
OpenCTI vs OpenHouse: at a glance
What is OpenCTI?
OpenCTI rebuilds its knowledge graph: keyboard control, grouping by type, SVG export.
Filigran shipped four OpenCTI weeklies in a week. 7.261021.1 (replacing a deleted 7.261021.0) lets Ask Ariane show and download decks, reports and videos made by XTM One and overhauls every graph surface. 7.261023.0 adds keyboard control of graphs, grouping of same-type objects and higher-resolution or SVG graph export, plus fixes for live-stream resource leaks. 7.261023.1 and 7.261026.0 are fix releases.
What is OpenHouse?
OpenHouse locks down its column-defaults capability flag as default values near completion.
OpenHouse shipped eleven builds (v0.5.529 to v0.5.539) in a week. The substantive work is a pluggable pre-commit check framework inside doCommit, built so column-default rules run on every commit path, and the first wiring of OpenHouseCatalog to the Views service. v0.5.539 makes the required-capability.column-defaults property immutable, and earlier builds added a tableExists endpoint, opt-in Spark SQL ALTER TABLE ... UNLOCK, and validation that blocks RTAS combined with WAP or replication.
OpenCTI vs OpenHouse: editorial side-by-side
OpenCTI
5.0ANALYTICS
OpenCTI rebuilds its knowledge graph: keyboard control, grouping by type, SVG export.
◆ Current state
Filigran shipped four OpenCTI weeklies in a week. 7.261021.1 (replacing a deleted 7.261021.0) lets Ask Ariane show and download decks, reports and videos made by XTM One and overhauls every graph surface. 7.261023.0 adds keyboard control of graphs, grouping of same-type objects and higher-resolution or SVG graph export, plus fixes for live-stream resource leaks. 7.261023.1 and 7.261026.0 are fix releases.
◆ Where it's heading
The knowledge graph is getting the attention dashboards got the week before, closing feature requests that date back years (some issue numbers are under 2000). In parallel, XTM One output keeps moving into the chat, and organization segregation and connector catalog hygiene keep appearing in fix lists.
◆ Prediction
Expect further graph work in coming weeklies and the Material UI 9 migration to finish, with occasional regressions. The entries do not indicate when a new LTS line will be cut.
OpenHouse
5.0ANALYTICS
OpenHouse locks down its column-defaults capability flag as default values near completion.
◆ Current state
OpenHouse shipped eleven builds (v0.5.529 to v0.5.539) in a week. The substantive work is a pluggable pre-commit check framework inside doCommit, built so column-default rules run on every commit path, and the first wiring of OpenHouseCatalog to the Views service. v0.5.539 makes the required-capability.column-defaults property immutable, and earlier builds added a tableExists endpoint, opt-in Spark SQL ALTER TABLE ... UNLOCK, and validation that blocks RTAS combined with WAP or replication.
◆ Where it's heading
LinkedIn's table catalog is moving business rules into the commit itself, so defaults, property rules and commit policies all reject the same way with clear 400s. Views and column default values are being built in parallel, and both are now past plumbing into user-facing guards. The team favors small, reversible steps.
◆ Prediction
Expect column default values and the Views client API to become usable end to end within the next few builds, with more PreCommitCheck rules registered by the tables service.
Alternatives to OpenCTI and OpenHouse
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 OpenCTI or OpenHouse.
OpenReplay
OpenReplay moves its Go backend to pgx v5 and patches vulnerable deps across 1.25–1.27.
Basedash
Basedash automations can now attach scheduled CSV exports to Slack and email.
OpenPanel
OpenPanel tags three more note-free builds in one evening, reaching 3.16.4.
Fulcrum
Fulcrum turns on Insights, its AI assistant for field data, for every customer.
Holistics
Holistics lets admins put a key dashboard on everyone's Home page.
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Recent activity from OpenCTI and OpenHouse
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 1d agoOpenHousev0.5.543: Add integration tests for snapshot expiration with refs (#492)
- 1d agoOpenHousev0.5.542: column-default checks enforced in doCommit
- 1d agoOpenHousev0.5.541: [default values] Gate tables on capabilities the client declares (#848)
- 2d agoOpenHousev0.5.540: Spark integration test for column initial defaults
- 2d agoOpenHousev0.5.539: column-defaults capability property made immutable
- 3d agoOpenCTIOpenCTI 7.261026.0: bulk-update and dashboard access fixes
- 3d agoOpenHousev0.5.538: Fix Gradle Git hook installation in worktrees (#858)
- 6d agoOpenCTIOpenCTI 7.261023.1: saved-filter switching fix
- 6d agoOpenCTIOpenCTI 7.261023.0: keyboard graph control, grouping, SVG export
- 7d agoOpenCTIOpenCTI 7.261021.1: XTM One outputs in Ask Ariane, graph refresh
- 8d agoOpenCTIOpenCTI 7.261021.0 (withdrawn, replaced by 7.261021.1)
- 10d agoOpenCTIDashboard variables and XTM One decks and videos in chat
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between OpenCTI and OpenHouse?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. OpenCTI and OpenHouse 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 OpenCTI better than OpenHouse?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. OpenCTI and OpenHouse 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 OpenCTI?
Top OpenCTI alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "OpenCTI alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/opencti for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to OpenHouse?
Top OpenHouse alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "OpenHouse alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/openhouse for the full list with editorial commentary on each.