# addon-grafana vs gatus

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | addon-grafana | gatus |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 56/100 | 76/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #48 of 104 in Monitoring & observability | #1 of 12 in Uptime Monitoring |
| GitHub stars | 280 | 12 428 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +283 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 | 9 ✓ |
| Latest release | v13.0.4 · 23 Oct 2026 ✓ | v5.37.0 · 24 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Easy |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Jinja | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

gatus scores 76/100 against 56/100 for addon-grafana, so it is the safer default.

gatus ships more often: 9 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for addon-grafana.

gatus is growing faster right now (+283 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [addon-grafana](https://selfhost.directory/project/addon-grafana) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/addon-grafana.md)
- [gatus](https://selfhost.directory/project/gatus) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/gatus.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/addon-grafana-vs-gatus