# grafana vs restic-rest-server

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

| | grafana | restic-rest-server |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 90/100 ✓ | 60/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 104 in Monitoring & observability | #18 of 46 in Backup |
| GitHub stars | 77 569 ✓ | 1 532 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +695 ✓ | +36 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 53 ✓ | 0 |
| Latest release | v13.2.5 · 27 Oct 2026 | — |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | BSD-2-Clause |
| Main language | Typescript | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

grafana scores 90/100 against 60/100 for restic-rest-server, so it is the safer default.

grafana ships more often: 53 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for restic-rest-server.

If you want the quickest setup, restic-rest-server 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)
- [restic-rest-server](https://selfhost.directory/project/restic-rest-server) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/restic-rest-server.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/grafana-vs-restic-rest-server