# chroma vs rpi-mqtt-monitor

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

| | chroma | rpi-mqtt-monitor |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 79/100 ✓ | 51/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 5 in Vector Database | #58 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 29 596 ✓ | 328 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +232 | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 | 8 ✓ |
| Latest release | latest · 24 Jun 2026 ✓ | 1.4.3 · 18 Jun 2026 |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Rust | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

chroma scores 79/100 against 51/100 for rpi-mqtt-monitor, so it is the safer default.

rpi-mqtt-monitor ships more often: 8 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for chroma.

If you want the quickest setup, chroma is easier to run; rpi-mqtt-monitor needs more configuration.

chroma is growing faster right now (+232 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [chroma](https://selfhost.directory/project/chroma) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/chroma.md)
- [rpi-mqtt-monitor](https://selfhost.directory/project/rpi-mqtt-monitor) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/rpi-mqtt-monitor.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/chroma-vs-rpi-mqtt-monitor