netdatavsStylus
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| netdata | Stylus | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 87/100 | 49/100 |
| Rank in category | #4 of 104 in Monitoring & observability | #11 of 19 in Infrastructure Monitoring |
| GitHub stars | 81 200 | 338 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +566 | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 16 | 0 |
| Latest release | v2.12.2 · 23 Oct 2026 | — |
| Setup | Easy | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Go | Rust |
Which one should you pick?
netdata scores 87/100 against 49/100 for Stylus, so it is the safer default.
netdata ships more often: 16 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Stylus.
netdata is growing faster right now (+566 stars in 30 days).
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