Lidarrvsprometheus
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Lidarr | prometheus | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 72/100 | 90/100 |
| Rank in category | #6 of 142 in Media Management | #1 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 5 787 | 66 858 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +108 | +646 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 15 | 16 |
| Latest release | v3.2.0.5144 · 26 Oct 2026 | v3.15.1 · 21 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | C | Go |
Which one should you pick?
prometheus scores 90/100 against 72/100 for Lidarr, so it is the safer default.
prometheus ships more often: 16 stable releases in the past year, against 15 for Lidarr.
prometheus is growing faster right now (+646 stars in 30 days).
Lidarr details →prometheus details →