Discoursevsgrafana
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Discourse | grafana | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 83/100 | 90/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 69 in Social Networks & Forums | #1 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 48 028 | 77 582 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +132 | +689 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 1 | 53 |
| Latest release | _gh-attach-assets · 15 Jul 2026 | v13.2.5 · 27 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | GPL-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Ruby | Typescript |
Which one should you pick?
grafana scores 90/100 against 83/100 for Discourse, so it is the safer default.
grafana ships more often: 53 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for Discourse.
grafana is growing faster right now (+689 stars in 30 days).
Discourse details →grafana details →