# Librum vs prometheus-qbittorrent-exporter

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

| | Librum | prometheus-qbittorrent-exporter |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 60/100 ✓ | 47/100 |
| Rank in category | #5 of 7 in E-book Management | #70 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 5 318 ✓ | 197 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +-2 | +0 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 3 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | 1.8.0 · 28 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | GPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | C | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

Librum scores 60/100 against 47/100 for prometheus-qbittorrent-exporter, so it is the safer default.

prometheus-qbittorrent-exporter ships more often: 3 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Librum.

If you want the quickest setup, prometheus-qbittorrent-exporter is easier to run; Librum needs more configuration.

## Details

- [Librum](https://selfhost.directory/project/librum) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/librum.md)
- [prometheus-qbittorrent-exporter](https://selfhost.directory/project/prometheus-qbittorrent-exporter) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/prometheus-qbittorrent-exporter.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/librum-vs-prometheus-qbittorrent-exporter