DashBeamvsprometheus
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| DashBeam | prometheus | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 70/100 | 90/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 11 in File Transfer & Sync | #1 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 10 125 | 66 856 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +65 | +644 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 8 | 16 |
| Latest release | v0.7.2 · 14 Oct 2026 | v3.15.1 · 21 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Go |
Which one should you pick?
prometheus scores 90/100 against 70/100 for DashBeam, so it is the safer default.
prometheus ships more often: 16 stable releases in the past year, against 8 for DashBeam.
prometheus is growing faster right now (+644 stars in 30 days).
DashBeam details →prometheus details →