nhostvsprometheus
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| nhost | prometheus | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 67/100 | 90/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 15 in Backend as a Service | #1 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 9 370 | 66 849 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +63 | +637 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 34 | 16 |
| Latest release | cli@1.52.2 · 26 Oct 2026 | v3.15.1 · 21 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Go |
Which one should you pick?
prometheus scores 90/100 against 67/100 for nhost, so it is the safer default.
nhost ships more often: 34 stable releases in the past year, against 16 for prometheus.
If you want the quickest setup, prometheus is easier to run; nhost needs more configuration.
prometheus is growing faster right now (+637 stars in 30 days).
nhost details →prometheus details →