# multiwoven vs prometheus

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | multiwoven | prometheus |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 57/100 | 90/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #4 of 8 in Data Pipeline | #1 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 1 683 | 66 848 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +5 | +636 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 26 ✓ | 16 |
| Latest release | v0.136.0 · 20 Oct 2026 | v3.15.1 · 21 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Advanced | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Ruby | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

prometheus scores 90/100 against 57/100 for multiwoven, so it is the safer default.

multiwoven ships more often: 26 stable releases in the past year, against 16 for prometheus.

If you want the quickest setup, prometheus is easier to run; multiwoven needs more configuration.

prometheus is growing faster right now (+636 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [multiwoven](https://selfhost.directory/project/multiwoven) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/multiwoven.md)
- [prometheus](https://selfhost.directory/project/prometheus) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/prometheus.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/multiwoven-vs-prometheus