Firefly IIIvsprometheus
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Firefly III | prometheus | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 82/100 | 90/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 62 in Personal Finance | #1 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 25 024 | 66 856 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +300 | +644 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 16 | 16 |
| Latest release | develop-20261028.2 · 28 Oct 2026 | v3.15.1 · 21 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | PHP | Go |
Which one should you pick?
prometheus scores 90/100 against 82/100 for Firefly III, so it is the safer default.
prometheus is growing faster right now (+644 stars in 30 days).
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