# Beszel vs grafana

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

| | Beszel | grafana |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 81/100 | 90/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #1 of 19 in Infrastructure Monitoring | #1 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 26 644 | 77 583 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +913 ✓ | +690 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 17 | 53 ✓ |
| Latest release | v0.21.1 · 22 Oct 2026 | v13.2.5 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Go | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

grafana scores 90/100 against 81/100 for Beszel, so it is the safer default.

grafana ships more often: 53 stable releases in the past year, against 17 for Beszel.

If you want the quickest setup, Beszel is easier to run; grafana needs more configuration.

## Details

- [Beszel](https://selfhost.directory/project/beszel) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/beszel.md)
- [grafana](https://selfhost.directory/project/grafana) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/grafana.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/beszel-vs-grafana