# grafana vs RabbitMQ

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

| | grafana | RabbitMQ |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 90/100 ✓ | 77/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 104 in Monitoring & observability | #3 of 12 in Message Broker |
| GitHub stars | 77 573 ✓ | 13 949 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +699 ✓ | +78 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 53 ✓ | 14 |
| Latest release | v13.2.5 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ | v4.3.7 · 20 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Other |
| Main language | Typescript | JavaScript |

## Which one should you pick?

grafana scores 90/100 against 77/100 for RabbitMQ, so it is the safer default.

grafana ships more often: 53 stable releases in the past year, against 14 for RabbitMQ.

grafana is growing faster right now (+699 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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