# netmon vs umbrelOS

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

| | netmon | umbrelOS |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 40/100 | 72/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #40 of 48 in Network Monitoring | #2 of 22 in Home Server |
| GitHub stars | 288 | 12 478 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +1 | +426 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 7 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | 2.0.0 · 22 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | MIT | Other |
| Main language | Python | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

umbrelOS scores 72/100 against 40/100 for netmon, so it is the safer default.

umbrelOS ships more often: 7 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for netmon.

umbrelOS is growing faster right now (+426 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [netmon](https://selfhost.directory/project/netmon) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/netmon.md)
- [umbrelOS](https://selfhost.directory/project/umbrelos) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/umbrelos.md)

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