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Slurm vs Manticore Search
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Slurm and Manticore Search — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Shared themes:maintenance
Slurm vs Manticore Search: at a glance
What is Slurm?
Slurm patches crashes and heterogeneous-job hangs on two branches while 26.11 is in RC.
Slurm runs three branches. On November 10, 26.05.6 and 25.11.9 shipped fixes for a slurmstepd crash with stepmgr in array tasks, PMIx hangs in heterogeneous job steps, a slurmd memory leak and a heap corruption on failed RPC forwarding. The first 26.11 release candidate, out on November 6, turns on the slurmctld threadpool by default and moves OCI containers into a runtime plugin.
What is Manticore Search?
Manticore keeps patching 31.x, now fixing a FREEZE crash and a DocID ordering bug.
Manticore Search's 31.x tags remain fixes rather than features. 31.0.7 restored string COUNT(DISTINCT) speed after a collation fix had doubled it to 2.4 s, and 31.0.18 bumped the Buddy sidecar for PHP 8.5. 31.0.19 fixes deferred real-time kills that sorted document IDs as signed numbers, and 31.0.21 stops FREEZE from crashing when it includes a distributed table.
Slurm vs Manticore Search: editorial side-by-side
Slurm
5.0DEVOPS
Slurm patches crashes and heterogeneous-job hangs on two branches while 26.11 is in RC.
◆ Current state
Slurm runs three branches. On November 10, 26.05.6 and 25.11.9 shipped fixes for a slurmstepd crash with stepmgr in array tasks, PMIx hangs in heterogeneous job steps, a slurmd memory leak and a heap corruption on failed RPC forwarding. The first 26.11 release candidate, out on November 6, turns on the slurmctld threadpool by default and moves OCI containers into a runtime plugin.
◆ Where it's heading
Maintenance branches get regular crash and correctness fixes while 26.11 heads to release with new defaults. The 26.11 RC's container and threadpool changes are where behaviour will shift for sites; heterogeneous jobs and stepmgr remain areas with frequent fixes.
◆ Prediction
A second 26.11 release candidate or 26.11.0 is the next likely release, followed by more point releases on 26.05 and 25.11.
Manticore Search
5.0DEVOPS
Manticore keeps patching 31.x, now fixing a FREEZE crash and a DocID ordering bug.
◆ Current state
Manticore Search's 31.x tags remain fixes rather than features. 31.0.7 restored string COUNT(DISTINCT) speed after a collation fix had doubled it to 2.4 s, and 31.0.18 bumped the Buddy sidecar for PHP 8.5. 31.0.19 fixes deferred real-time kills that sorted document IDs as signed numbers, and 31.0.21 stops FREEZE from crashing when it includes a distributed table.
◆ Where it's heading
The 31.x line is in steady correctness work, with several tags a week and each fixing one edge case in real-time tables, backups or query paths. No feature work has shown up in the feed since 31.0 began.
◆ Prediction
Expect more single-fix 31.0.x tags; the entries give no sign of when the next feature release lands.
Alternatives to Slurm and Manticore Search
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 Slurm or Manticore Search.
Appsmith
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Apache Arrow Rust
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Sanity
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GitHub
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CodeRabbit
CodeRabbit moves review rules into a .coderabbit/ folder that sits next to the code.
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Recent activity from Slurm and Manticore Search
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 1d agoManticore Search31.0.21: FREEZE no longer crashes on distributed tables
- 2d agoManticore Search31.0.19: fixes DocID ordering for deferred real-time deletes
- 3d agoSlurmv26.05.6: fixes heterogeneous-job hangs and a stepmgr crash
- 3d agoSlurmv25.11.9: heap corruption and slurmrestd read fixes
- 3d agoManticore Search31.0.18: Buddy sidecar 4.4.10 for PHP 8.5
- 8d agoSlurmSlurm 26.11 RC1: threadpool on by default, OCI runtime plugin
- 10d agoSlurmwickberg-test: Testsuite - Cover a --stepmgr step cancel in test_101_18
- 18d agoManticore Search31.0.7: string COUNT(DISTINCT) 2x slowdown fixed
- 21d agoManticore Search31.0.4: CI fix for bundled Debian dependencies
- 21d agoManticore Search31.0.3: Test Kit pinned to Executor 1.4.6
- 1mo agoSlurmv26.05.5
- 2mo agoSlurmSlurm 26.05.4 fixes 7 CVEs, including privilege escalation
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Slurm and Manticore Search?
Both compete on the same themes — maintenance — within DevOps. Slurm and Manticore Search 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 Slurm better than Manticore Search?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Slurm and Manticore Search 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 DevOps products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Slurm?
Top Slurm alternatives in DevOps are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Slurm alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/slurm for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Manticore Search?
Top Manticore Search alternatives in DevOps are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Manticore Search alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/manticoresearch for the full list with editorial commentary on each.