# issue-status vs World Monitor

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

| | issue-status | World Monitor |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 47/100 | 86/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #31 of 51 in Monitoring & observability | #5 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 429 | 89 719 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +2 430 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 17 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | v2.11.6 · 25 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

World Monitor scores 86/100 against 47/100 for issue-status, so it is the safer default.

World Monitor ships more often: 17 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for issue-status.

If you want the quickest setup, issue-status is easier to run; World Monitor needs more configuration.

World Monitor is growing faster right now (+2 430 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [issue-status](https://selfhost.directory/project/issue-status) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/issue-status.md)
- [World Monitor](https://selfhost.directory/project/world-monitor) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/world-monitor.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/issue-status-vs-world-monitor