growthbookvsprometheus
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| growthbook | prometheus | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 71/100 | 90/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 8 in Feature Flags | #1 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 8 546 | 66 850 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +121 | +638 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 6 | 16 |
| Latest release | v5.1.0 · 22 Sept 2026 | v3.15.1 · 21 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Other | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Go |
Which one should you pick?
prometheus scores 90/100 against 71/100 for growthbook, so it is the safer default.
prometheus ships more often: 16 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for growthbook.
prometheus is growing faster right now (+638 stars in 30 days).
growthbook details →prometheus details →