# norish vs Telegraf

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

| | norish | Telegraf |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 61/100 | 78/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 18 in Recipe Management | #9 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 1 425 | 17 886 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +197 ✓ | +55 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 16 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | v1.40.2 · 12 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Typescript | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Telegraf scores 78/100 against 61/100 for norish, so it is the safer default.

Telegraf ships more often: 16 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for norish.

If you want the quickest setup, Telegraf is easier to run; norish needs more configuration.

norish is growing faster right now (+197 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [norish](https://selfhost.directory/project/norish) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/norish.md)
- [Telegraf](https://selfhost.directory/project/telegraf) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/telegraf.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/norish-vs-telegraf