Clapervsprometheus
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Claper | prometheus | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 59/100 | 90/100 |
| Rank in category | #8 of 18 in Content Management | #1 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 821 | 66 850 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +16 | +638 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 8 | 16 |
| Latest release | v3.2.0 · 27 Oct 2026 | v3.15.1 · 21 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Elixir | Go |
Which one should you pick?
prometheus scores 90/100 against 59/100 for Claper, so it is the safer default.
prometheus ships more often: 16 stable releases in the past year, against 8 for Claper.
prometheus is growing faster right now (+638 stars in 30 days).
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