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Major Release — SaaS tools & trends 2026

10 products Sparkpulse tracks are shipping around major release. The highest-velocity major release products right now are Umbraco CMS, Directus and Grafana Loki (ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity score). The theme runs across 8 sectors, so the momentum you see here is drawn from products competing in different corners of the market. Their velocity scores span 0.0 to 6.3 out of 10, a spread that shows how unevenly shipping cadence is distributed across the field. Below: the products carrying this theme and 1 recent editorial brief that reference it, the most recent dated Jul 27, 2026. Everything on this page is regenerated from verified release data, so the ranking reflects the latest changelogs rather than a static list.

Updated Jul 27, 2026

Products shipping around major release

#01Umbraco CMSUmbraco 19 reaches its first release candidate on .NET 11 GA.6.3alternatives →

#02DirectusDirectus is staging a 12.0 major built on a reworked versioning model and tighter operational defaults6.3alternatives →

#03Grafana LokiLoki 4.0 reaches RC3 and narrows S3 storage classes to Standard and Standard-IA.6.3alternatives →

#04AsteriskAsterisk 24.0.0 is out, with 20, 22 and 23 getting their matching releases the same hour.5.0alternatives →

#05nopCommercenopCommerce ships its first 5.00 patch two weeks after the .NET 10 release5.0alternatives →

#06Payload CMSPayload 4.0 beta 9 keeps old image versions and labels each login session.5.0alternatives →

#07GLPIGLPI 12 is in release-candidate polish, and rc2 and rc3 changed nothing in the headline scope.5.0alternatives →

#08ZenTaoZenTao posts a 22.0 beta with no notes in the feed.2.5alternatives →

#09pgRoutingpgRouting 4.0 standardises output columns across its function catalog — a breaking cleanup.0.0alternatives →

#10OpenSIPSOpenSIPS 4.0 is in release-candidate testing, with two RCs a month apart.0.0alternatives →

Briefs on major release

Jul 27, 2026A quiet self-hosted day: the open-source tier is hardening, not headlining — Paperless-ngx 3.0 lands then patches hard

Frequently asked questions about major release

Which SaaS tools ship major release in 2026?

Umbraco CMS, Directus, Grafana Loki, Asterisk, nopCommerce, and 5 more — the major release products Sparkpulse tracks, ranked by shipping velocity from verified changelogs.

Which major release product has the highest shipping velocity?

Umbraco CMS, with the top velocity score (6.3/10) — Sparkpulse's velocity score is derived from verified release data.

How many products are shipping around major release?

Sparkpulse currently tracks 10 products carrying the major release theme, updated continuously from verified release data.