capvsprometheus
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| cap | prometheus | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 79/100 | 90/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 12 in Video | #1 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 24 037 | 66 858 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +1 264 | +646 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 14 | 16 |
| Latest release | cap-v0.6.2 · 28 Oct 2026 | v3.15.1 · 21 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Other | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Rust | Go |
Which one should you pick?
prometheus scores 90/100 against 79/100 for cap, so it is the safer default.
prometheus ships more often: 16 stable releases in the past year, against 14 for cap.
cap details →prometheus details →