# nati.ve vs prometheus

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

| | nati.ve | prometheus |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 48/100 | 90/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #21 of 34 in File Management | #1 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 727 | 66 846 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +650 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 16 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | v3.15.1 · 21 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Kotlin | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

prometheus scores 90/100 against 48/100 for nati.ve, so it is the safer default.

prometheus ships more often: 16 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for nati.ve.

prometheus is growing faster right now (+650 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [nati.ve](https://selfhost.directory/project/native) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/native.md)
- [prometheus](https://selfhost.directory/project/prometheus) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/prometheus.md)

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