miniboardvsvigil
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| miniboard | vigil | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 45/100 | 35/100 |
| Rank in category | #29 of 44 in Dashboard | #97 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 242 | 19 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +1 | +0 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 5 |
| Latest release | — | v0.3.2 · 16 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | No |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Main language | Go | Go |
Which one should you pick?
miniboard scores 45/100 against 35/100 for vigil, so it is the safer default.
vigil ships more often: 5 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for miniboard.
If you want the quickest setup, miniboard is easier to run; vigil needs more configuration.
miniboard is growing faster right now (+1 stars in 30 days).
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