grafanavsmqtt-exporter
Two self-hosted Monitoring & observability projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| grafana | mqtt-exporter | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 90/100 | 48/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 104 in Monitoring & observability | #67 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 77 569 | 168 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +695 | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 53 | 6 |
| Latest release | v13.2.5 · 27 Oct 2026 | mqtt-exporter-0.1.4 · 11 May 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Typescript | Python |
Which one should you pick?
grafana scores 90/100 against 48/100 for mqtt-exporter, so it is the safer default.
grafana ships more often: 53 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for mqtt-exporter.
If you want the quickest setup, mqtt-exporter is easier to run; grafana needs more configuration.
grafana is growing faster right now (+695 stars in 30 days).
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