# grafana vs JSON Crack

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

| | grafana | JSON Crack |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 90/100 ✓ | 79/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 104 in Monitoring & observability | #1 of 7 in Data Visualization |
| GitHub stars | 77 573 ✓ | 44 563 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +699 ✓ | +114 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 53 ✓ | 1 |
| Latest release | v13.2.5 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ | v5.0.0 · 11 Mar 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

grafana scores 90/100 against 79/100 for JSON Crack, so it is the safer default.

grafana ships more often: 53 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for JSON Crack.

If you want the quickest setup, JSON Crack is easier to run; grafana needs more configuration.

grafana is growing faster right now (+699 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [grafana](https://selfhost.directory/project/grafana) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/grafana.md)
- [JSON Crack](https://selfhost.directory/project/json-crack) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/json-crack.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/grafana-vs-json-crack