birdnet-govsprometheus
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| birdnet-go | prometheus | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 69/100 | 90/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 14 in Audio Streaming | #1 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 2 378 | 66 858 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +194 | +646 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 | 16 |
| Latest release | 20261014 · 14 Oct 2026 | v3.15.1 · 21 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Other | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Go | Go |
Which one should you pick?
prometheus scores 90/100 against 69/100 for birdnet-go, so it is the safer default.
prometheus ships more often: 16 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for birdnet-go.
prometheus is growing faster right now (+646 stars in 30 days).
birdnet-go details →prometheus details →