# Gitness vs netdata

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

| | Gitness | netdata |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 80/100 | 87/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #2 of 14 in Code Hosting | #4 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 38 746 | 81 200 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +319 | +566 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 6 | 16 ✓ |
| Latest release | v2.28.2 · 20 Apr 2026 | v2.12.2 · 23 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Go | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

netdata scores 87/100 against 80/100 for Gitness, so it is the safer default.

netdata ships more often: 16 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for Gitness.

## Details

- [Gitness](https://selfhost.directory/project/gitness) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/gitness.md)
- [netdata](https://selfhost.directory/project/netdata) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/netdata.md)

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