Hindsightvsprometheus
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Hindsight | prometheus | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 86/100 | 90/100 |
| Rank in category | #5 of 209 in AI Agents | #1 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 55 628 | 66 849 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +3 581 | +637 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 2 | 16 |
| Latest release | v1.1.0 · 21 Oct 2026 | v3.15.1 · 21 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Python | Go |
Which one should you pick?
prometheus scores 90/100 against 86/100 for Hindsight, so it is the safer default.
prometheus ships more often: 16 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for Hindsight.
Hindsight is growing faster right now (+3 581 stars in 30 days).
Hindsight details →prometheus details →