# Crontab Guru Dashboard vs prometheus

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

| | Crontab Guru Dashboard | prometheus |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 51/100 | 90/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #20 of 51 in Monitoring & observability | #1 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 555 | 66 849 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +0 | +637 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 14 | 16 ✓ |
| Latest release | 33.11 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ | v3.15.1 · 21 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Other | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Go | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

prometheus scores 90/100 against 51/100 for Crontab Guru Dashboard, so it is the safer default.

prometheus ships more often: 16 stable releases in the past year, against 14 for Crontab Guru Dashboard.

If you want the quickest setup, Crontab Guru Dashboard is easier to run; prometheus needs more configuration.

prometheus is growing faster right now (+637 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Crontab Guru Dashboard](https://selfhost.directory/project/crontab-guru-dashboard) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/crontab-guru-dashboard.md)
- [prometheus](https://selfhost.directory/project/prometheus) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/prometheus.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/crontab-guru-dashboard-vs-prometheus