Flarumvsprometheus
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Flarum | prometheus | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 69/100 | 90/100 |
| Rank in category | #6 of 69 in Social Networks & Forums | #1 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 6 764 | 66 848 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +12 | +636 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 12 | 16 |
| Latest release | v1.8.21 · 23 Oct 2026 | v3.15.1 · 21 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | PHP | Go |
Which one should you pick?
prometheus scores 90/100 against 69/100 for Flarum, so it is the safer default.
prometheus ships more often: 16 stable releases in the past year, against 12 for Flarum.
prometheus is growing faster right now (+636 stars in 30 days).
Flarum details →prometheus details →