# Klaxon vs World Monitor

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

| | Klaxon | World Monitor |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 49/100 | 86/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 3 in News Aggregators | #5 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 683 | 89 701 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +2 412 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 1 | 17 ✓ |
| Latest release | v0.7.0 · 9 Mar 2026 | v2.11.6 · 25 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | SCSS | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

World Monitor scores 86/100 against 49/100 for Klaxon, so it is the safer default.

World Monitor ships more often: 17 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for Klaxon.

World Monitor is growing faster right now (+2 412 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Klaxon](https://selfhost.directory/project/klaxon) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/klaxon.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/klaxon-vs-world-monitor