# grafana vs Single Server

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

| | grafana | Single Server |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 90/100 ✓ | 44/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 104 in Monitoring & observability | #8 of 11 in Deployment |
| GitHub stars | 77 576 ✓ | 231 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +702 | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 53 ✓ | 2 |
| Latest release | v13.2.5 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ | v0.2.0 · 21 Jun 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Typescript | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

grafana scores 90/100 against 44/100 for Single Server, so it is the safer default.

grafana ships more often: 53 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for Single Server.

grafana is growing faster right now (+702 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [grafana](https://selfhost.directory/project/grafana) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/grafana.md)
- [Single Server](https://selfhost.directory/project/singleserver) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/singleserver.md)

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