# grimmory vs Nezha

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

| | grimmory | Nezha |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 69/100 | 72/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #2 of 12 in Book Management | #15 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 4 624 | 10 377 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +205 ✓ | +45 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 19 | 40 ✓ |
| Latest release | v3.5.0 · 21 Sept 2026 | v2.6.0 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | WTFPL |
| Main language | Java | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Nezha scores 72/100 against 69/100 for grimmory, so it is the safer default.

Nezha ships more often: 40 stable releases in the past year, against 19 for grimmory.

grimmory is growing faster right now (+205 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [grimmory](https://selfhost.directory/project/grimmory) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/grimmory.md)
- [Nezha](https://selfhost.directory/project/nezha) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/nezha.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/grimmory-vs-nezha