# netmon vs SafeLine

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

| | netmon | SafeLine |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 40/100 | 81/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #40 of 48 in Network Monitoring | #1 of 3 in Web Application Firewall |
| GitHub stars | 287 | 23 074 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +404 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 11 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | v9.4.3 · 21 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Python | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

SafeLine scores 81/100 against 40/100 for netmon, so it is the safer default.

SafeLine ships more often: 11 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for netmon.

SafeLine is growing faster right now (+404 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [netmon](https://selfhost.directory/project/netmon) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/netmon.md)
- [SafeLine](https://selfhost.directory/project/safeline) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/safeline.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/netmon-vs-safeline