# DStatus vs prefect

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

| | DStatus | prefect |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 48/100 | 80/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #13 of 19 in Infrastructure Monitoring | #4 of 32 in Workflow Automation |
| GitHub stars | 421 | 24 095 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +0 | +174 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 9 | 17 ✓ |
| Latest release | agent-v2.3.3 · 17 Oct 2026 | 2.20.27 · 23 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Proprietary | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | JavaScript | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

prefect scores 80/100 against 48/100 for DStatus, so it is the safer default.

prefect ships more often: 17 stable releases in the past year, against 9 for DStatus.

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

## Details

- [DStatus](https://selfhost.directory/project/dstatus) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/dstatus.md)
- [prefect](https://selfhost.directory/project/prefect) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/prefect.md)

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