# grafana vs Kestra

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

| | grafana | Kestra |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 90/100 ✓ | 82/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 104 in Monitoring & observability | #3 of 32 in Workflow Automation |
| GitHub stars | 77 582 ✓ | 30 056 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +689 | +1 721 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 53 | 59 ✓ |
| Latest release | v13.2.5 · 27 Oct 2026 | v1.3.45 · 27 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Java |

## Which one should you pick?

grafana scores 90/100 against 82/100 for Kestra, so it is the safer default.

Kestra ships more often: 59 stable releases in the past year, against 53 for grafana.

Kestra is growing faster right now (+1 721 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [grafana](https://selfhost.directory/project/grafana) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/grafana.md)
- [Kestra](https://selfhost.directory/project/kestra) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/kestra.md)

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