# grafana vs mqtt-exporter

> Two self-hosted [Monitoring & observability projects](https://selfhost.directory/monitoring-observability), 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).

## Details

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

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/grafana-vs-mqtt-exporter