# DietPi vs prom-alertmanager

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

| | DietPi | prom-alertmanager |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 71/100 | 73/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #2 of 8 in Operating System | #14 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 6 369 | 8 676 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +71 ✓ | +49 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 11 | 12 ✓ |
| Latest release | v10.8 · 21 Oct 2026 | v0.34.2 · 29 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | GPL-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Shell | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

prom-alertmanager scores 73/100 against 71/100 for DietPi, so it is the safer default.

prom-alertmanager ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 11 for DietPi.

## Details

- [DietPi](https://selfhost.directory/project/dietpi) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/dietpi.md)
- [prom-alertmanager](https://selfhost.directory/project/prom-alertmanager) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/prom-alertmanager.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/dietpi-vs-prom-alertmanager