# grafana vs mitmproxy

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

| | grafana | mitmproxy |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 90/100 ✓ | 86/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 104 in Monitoring & observability | #1 of 48 in Network Monitoring |
| GitHub stars | 77 582 ✓ | 46 471 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +689 | +1 327 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 53 ✓ | 5 |
| Latest release | v13.2.5 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ | v12.3.1 · 25 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Typescript | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

grafana scores 90/100 against 86/100 for mitmproxy, so it is the safer default.

grafana ships more often: 53 stable releases in the past year, against 5 for mitmproxy.

## Details

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

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/grafana-vs-mitmproxy