grafanavsZammad
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| grafana | Zammad | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 90/100 | 70/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 104 in Monitoring & observability | #1 of 9 in Helpdesk |
| GitHub stars | 77 582 | 6 050 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +689 | +98 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 53 | 0 |
| Latest release | v13.2.5 · 27 Oct 2026 | — |
| Setup | Moderate | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Ruby |
Which one should you pick?
grafana scores 90/100 against 70/100 for Zammad, so it is the safer default.
grafana ships more often: 53 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Zammad.
If you want the quickest setup, grafana is easier to run; Zammad needs more configuration.
grafana is growing faster right now (+689 stars in 30 days).
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