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OpenCTI vs OpenPanel
A side-by-side editorial comparison of OpenCTI and OpenPanel — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
OpenCTI vs OpenPanel: 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 OpenPanel?
OpenPanel tags three more note-free builds in one evening, reaching 3.16.4.
OpenPanel tagged 3.16.2, 3.16.3 and 3.16.4 within about 80 minutes on October 27, after 3.16.1 the day before. Every entry is a build of main for supporters, installed with openpanel upgrade --supporter, and none carries release notes; public releases come from a separate self-hosting tag.
OpenCTI vs OpenPanel: 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.
OpenPanel
5.0ANALYTICS
OpenPanel tags three more note-free builds in one evening, reaching 3.16.4.
◆ Current state
OpenPanel tagged 3.16.2, 3.16.3 and 3.16.4 within about 80 minutes on October 27, after 3.16.1 the day before. Every entry is a build of main for supporters, installed with openpanel upgrade --supporter, and none carries release notes; public releases come from a separate self-hosting tag.
◆ Where it's heading
The 3.x line has climbed from 3.0.0 to 3.16.4 in under two weeks, with each bump published as a bare build. The cadence shows active development, but the feed gives no way to see what changed or which builds matter.
◆ Prediction
Expect more note-free supporter builds; a public self-hosting release with notes is the first point where the content of 3.x becomes visible.
Alternatives to OpenCTI and OpenPanel
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 OpenPanel.
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.
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.
OpenHouse
OpenHouse locks down its column-defaults capability flag as default values near completion.
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Recent activity from OpenCTI and OpenPanel
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 1d agoOpenPanel3.16.4: supporter build, no notes
- 1d agoOpenPanel3.16.3: supporter build, no notes
- 1d agoOpenPanel3.16.2: supporter build, no notes
- 3d agoOpenCTIOpenCTI 7.261026.0: bulk-update and dashboard access fixes
- 3d agoOpenPanel3.16.1: supporter build, no notes
- 5d agoOpenPanel3.16.0: supporter build, no notes
- 5d agoOpenPanel3.15.0: supporter build, no notes
- 5d 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
- 7d 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 OpenPanel?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. OpenCTI and OpenPanel 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 OpenPanel?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. OpenCTI and OpenPanel 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 OpenPanel?
Top OpenPanel alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "OpenPanel alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/openpanel for the full list with editorial commentary on each.