addon-grafanavsgrafana
Two self-hosted Monitoring & observability projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| addon-grafana | grafana | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 56/100 | 90/100 |
| Rank in category | #48 of 104 in Monitoring & observability | #1 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 280 | 77 569 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +695 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 | 53 |
| Latest release | v13.0.4 · 23 Oct 2026 | v13.2.5 · 27 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Jinja | Typescript |
Which one should you pick?
grafana scores 90/100 against 56/100 for addon-grafana, so it is the safer default.
grafana ships more often: 53 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for addon-grafana.
If you want the quickest setup, addon-grafana is easier to run; grafana needs more configuration.
grafana is growing faster right now (+695 stars in 30 days).
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