# grafana vs rudderstack

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

| | grafana | rudderstack |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 90/100 ✓ | 64/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 104 in Monitoring & observability | #1 of 3 in Customer Data Platform |
| GitHub stars | 77 580 ✓ | 4 508 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +687 ✓ | +20 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 53 ✓ | 39 |
| Latest release | v13.2.5 · 27 Oct 2026 | v1.92.1 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Other |
| Main language | Typescript | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

grafana scores 90/100 against 64/100 for rudderstack, so it is the safer default.

grafana ships more often: 53 stable releases in the past year, against 39 for rudderstack.

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

grafana is growing faster right now (+687 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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