koelvsprometheus
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| koel | prometheus | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 75/100 | 90/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 59 in Music Streaming | #1 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 17 322 | 66 849 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +59 | +637 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 22 | 16 |
| Latest release | v9.15.0 · 28 Sept 2026 | v3.15.1 · 21 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | PHP | Go |
Which one should you pick?
prometheus scores 90/100 against 75/100 for koel, so it is the safer default.
koel ships more often: 22 stable releases in the past year, against 16 for prometheus.
prometheus is growing faster right now (+637 stars in 30 days).
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