# grafana vs Navidrome Music Server

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

| | grafana | Navidrome Music Server |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 90/100 ✓ | 80/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 104 in Monitoring & observability | #2 of 54 in Media Streaming |
| GitHub stars | 77 573 ✓ | 24 413 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +699 ✓ | +655 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 53 ✓ | 15 |
| Latest release | v13.2.5 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ | v0.64.2 · 23 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

grafana scores 90/100 against 80/100 for Navidrome Music Server, so it is the safer default.

grafana ships more often: 53 stable releases in the past year, against 15 for Navidrome Music Server.

If you want the quickest setup, Navidrome Music Server is easier to run; grafana needs more configuration.

## Details

- [grafana](https://selfhost.directory/project/grafana) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/grafana.md)
- [Navidrome Music Server](https://selfhost.directory/project/navidrome-music-server) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/navidrome-music-server.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/grafana-vs-navidrome-music-server