openDCIMvsprometheus
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| openDCIM | prometheus | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 48/100 | 90/100 |
| Rank in category | #13 of 19 in Infrastructure Monitoring | #1 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 369 | 66 847 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +651 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 1 | 16 |
| Latest release | 26.01 · 26 Oct 2026 | v3.15.1 · 21 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0-only | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | PHP | Go |
Which one should you pick?
prometheus scores 90/100 against 48/100 for openDCIM, so it is the safer default.
prometheus ships more often: 16 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for openDCIM.
If you want the quickest setup, prometheus is easier to run; openDCIM needs more configuration.
prometheus is growing faster right now (+651 stars in 30 days).
openDCIM details →prometheus details →