# Keploy vs prometheus

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

| | Keploy | prometheus |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 74/100 | 90/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #2 of 10 in Testing | #1 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 18 880 | 66 827 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +215 | +631 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 28 ✓ | 16 |
| Latest release | v3.6.170 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ | v3.15.1 · 21 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Go | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

prometheus scores 90/100 against 74/100 for Keploy, so it is the safer default.

Keploy ships more often: 28 stable releases in the past year, against 16 for prometheus.

prometheus is growing faster right now (+631 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Keploy](https://selfhost.directory/project/keploy) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/keploy.md)
- [prometheus](https://selfhost.directory/project/prometheus) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/prometheus.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/keploy-vs-prometheus