Mainsailvsprometheus
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Mainsail | prometheus | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 65/100 | 90/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 22 in 3D Printing | #1 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 2 236 | 66 858 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +19 | +646 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 8 | 16 |
| Latest release | v2.19.0 · 27 Aug 2026 | v3.15.1 · 21 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Vue | Go |
Which one should you pick?
prometheus scores 90/100 against 65/100 for Mainsail, so it is the safer default.
prometheus ships more often: 16 stable releases in the past year, against 8 for Mainsail.
prometheus is growing faster right now (+646 stars in 30 days).
Mainsail details →prometheus details →