# coroot vs monoscope

> Two self-hosted [Datadog alternatives](https://selfhost.directory/alternative-to/datadog), compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | coroot | monoscope |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 69/100 ✓ | 60/100 |
| Rank in category | #4 of 9 in Application Performance Monitoring | #40 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 7 993 ✓ | 2 006 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +58 | +174 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 35 ✓ | 14 |
| Latest release | v1.28.1 · 21 Oct 2026 ✓ | v0.6.31 · 10 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Go | Haskell |

## Which one should you pick?

coroot scores 69/100 against 60/100 for monoscope, so it is the safer default.

coroot ships more often: 35 stable releases in the past year, against 14 for monoscope.

monoscope is growing faster right now (+174 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [coroot](https://selfhost.directory/project/coroot) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/coroot.md)
- [monoscope](https://selfhost.directory/project/monoscope) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/monoscope.md)

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