# grafana vs telescope

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

| | grafana | telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 90/100 ✓ | 49/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 104 in Monitoring & observability | #6 of 13 in Log Management |
| GitHub stars | 77 569 ✓ | 712 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +695 | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 53 ✓ | 5 |
| Latest release | v13.2.5 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ | v0.0.27 · 8 May 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Typescript | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

grafana scores 90/100 against 49/100 for telescope, so it is the safer default.

grafana ships more often: 53 stable releases in the past year, against 5 for telescope.

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

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