# motionEye vs prom-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 | 8 676 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +36 | +49 ✓ |
| 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.

## Details

- [motionEye](https://selfhost.directory/project/motioneye) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/motioneye.md)
- [prom-alertmanager](https://selfhost.directory/project/prom-alertmanager) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/prom-alertmanager.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/motioneye-vs-prom-alertmanager