horillavsnetdata
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| horilla | netdata | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 60/100 | 87/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 9 in Human Resource Management (HRM) | #4 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 1 478 | 81 200 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +47 | +566 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 12 | 16 |
| Latest release | 2.2.0 · 21 Oct 2026 | v2.12.2 · 23 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | LGPL-2.1 | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | HTML | Go |
Which one should you pick?
netdata scores 87/100 against 60/100 for horilla, so it is the safer default.
netdata ships more often: 16 stable releases in the past year, against 12 for horilla.
If you want the quickest setup, netdata is easier to run; horilla needs more configuration.
netdata is growing faster right now (+566 stars in 30 days).
horilla details →netdata details →