# Flarum vs prometheus

> 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).

## Details

- [Flarum](https://selfhost.directory/project/flarum) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/flarum.md)
- [prometheus](https://selfhost.directory/project/prometheus) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/prometheus.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/flarum-vs-prometheus