# grafana vs LAN-Orangutan

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

| | grafana | LAN-Orangutan |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 90/100 ✓ | 58/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 104 in Monitoring & observability | #15 of 48 in Network Monitoring |
| GitHub stars | 77 573 ✓ | 1 139 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +699 | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 53 ✓ | 7 |
| Latest release | v13.2.5 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ | v3.4.2 · 18 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Typescript | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

grafana scores 90/100 against 58/100 for LAN-Orangutan, so it is the safer default.

grafana ships more often: 53 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for LAN-Orangutan.

If you want the quickest setup, LAN-Orangutan 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)
- [LAN-Orangutan](https://selfhost.directory/project/lan-orangutan) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/lan-orangutan.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/grafana-vs-lan-orangutan