grafanavsQGIS
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| grafana | QGIS | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 90/100 | 81/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 104 in Monitoring & observability | #1 of 8 in Geospatial |
| GitHub stars | 77 575 | 14 730 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +701 | +109 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 53 | 10 |
| Latest release | v13.2.5 · 27 Oct 2026 | final-4_2_3 · 28 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | GPL-2.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | C++ |
Which one should you pick?
grafana scores 90/100 against 81/100 for QGIS, so it is the safer default.
grafana ships more often: 53 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for QGIS.
grafana is growing faster right now (+701 stars in 30 days).
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