motionEyevsprom-alertmanager
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| motionEye | prom-alertmanager | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 65/100 | 73/100 |
| Rank in category | #4 of 24 in Video Surveillance | #14 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 4 720 | 8 675 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +36 | +48 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 6 | 11 |
| Latest release | 0.44.0 · 21 Jun 2026 | v0.34.1 · 17 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Python | Go |
Which one should you pick?
prom-alertmanager scores 73/100 against 65/100 for motionEye, so it is the safer default.
prom-alertmanager ships more often: 11 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for motionEye.
If you want the quickest setup, motionEye is easier to run; prom-alertmanager needs more configuration.
motionEye details →prom-alertmanager details →