budibasevsgrafana
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| budibase | grafana | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 74/100 | 90/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 17 in Low Code | #1 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 28 367 | 77 576 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +67 | +702 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 75 | 53 |
| Latest release | v3.51.0-cloud.7 · 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 74/100 for budibase, so it is the safer default.
budibase ships more often: 75 stable releases in the past year, against 53 for grafana.
grafana is growing faster right now (+702 stars in 30 days).
budibase details →grafana details →