# copyparty vs grafana

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

| | copyparty | grafana |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 82/100 | 90/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #1 of 86 in File Sharing | #1 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 47 168 | 77 573 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +395 | +699 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 19 | 53 ✓ |
| Latest release | v1.20.26 · 14 Oct 2026 | v13.2.5 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Python | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

grafana scores 90/100 against 82/100 for copyparty, so it is the safer default.

grafana ships more often: 53 stable releases in the past year, against 19 for copyparty.

## Details

- [copyparty](https://selfhost.directory/project/copyparty) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/copyparty.md)
- [grafana](https://selfhost.directory/project/grafana) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/grafana.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/copyparty-vs-grafana