# grafana vs pcp

> 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 | pcp |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 90/100 ✓ | 62/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 104 in Monitoring & observability | #36 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 77 562 ✓ | 1 079 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +688 ✓ | +3 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 53 ✓ | 10 |
| Latest release | v13.2.5 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ | 7.2.2 · 7 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Other |
| Main language | Typescript | C |

## Which one should you pick?

grafana scores 90/100 against 62/100 for pcp, so it is the safer default.

grafana ships more often: 53 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for pcp.

grafana is growing faster right now (+688 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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