LabTethervsprometheus
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| LabTether | prometheus | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 51/100 | 90/100 |
| Rank in category | #8 of 19 in Infrastructure Monitoring | #1 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 234 | 66 827 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +631 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 5 | 16 |
| Latest release | v1.4.0 · 17 Apr 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 51/100 for LabTether, so it is the safer default.
prometheus ships more often: 16 stable releases in the past year, against 5 for LabTether.
prometheus is growing faster right now (+631 stars in 30 days).
LabTether details →prometheus details →