Bitfocus Companionvsgrafana
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Bitfocus Companion | grafana | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 67/100 | 90/100 |
| Rank in category | #10 of 104 in Home Automation | #1 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 2 345 | 77 588 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +46 | +695 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 20 | 53 |
| Latest release | v5.1.1 · 21 Oct 2026 | v13.2.5 · 27 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Typescript |
Which one should you pick?
grafana scores 90/100 against 67/100 for Bitfocus Companion, so it is the safer default.
grafana ships more often: 53 stable releases in the past year, against 20 for Bitfocus Companion.
grafana is growing faster right now (+695 stars in 30 days).
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