# openITCOCKPIT vs prefect

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

| | openITCOCKPIT | prefect |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 54/100 | 80/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #6 of 19 in Infrastructure Monitoring | #4 of 32 in Workflow Automation |
| GitHub stars | 402 | 24 098 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +2 | +177 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 12 | 17 ✓ |
| Latest release | openITCOCKPIT-5.9.0 · 22 Oct 2026 | 2.20.27 · 23 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | PHP | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

prefect scores 80/100 against 54/100 for openITCOCKPIT, so it is the safer default.

prefect ships more often: 17 stable releases in the past year, against 12 for openITCOCKPIT.

prefect is growing faster right now (+177 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [openITCOCKPIT](https://selfhost.directory/project/openitcockpit) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/openitcockpit.md)
- [prefect](https://selfhost.directory/project/prefect) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/prefect.md)

## Related comparisons

- [Kestra vs prefect](https://selfhost.directory/compare/kestra-vs-prefect)

---
Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/openitcockpit-vs-prefect