openITCOCKPITvsprom-alertmanager
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| openITCOCKPIT | prom-alertmanager | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 54/100 | 73/100 |
| Rank in category | #6 of 19 in Infrastructure Monitoring | #14 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 400 | 8 675 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +48 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 12 | 11 |
| Latest release | openITCOCKPIT-5.9.0 · 22 Oct 2026 | v0.34.1 · 17 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | PHP | Go |
Which one should you pick?
prom-alertmanager scores 73/100 against 54/100 for openITCOCKPIT, so it is the safer default.
openITCOCKPIT ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 11 for prom-alertmanager.
prom-alertmanager is growing faster right now (+48 stars in 30 days).
openITCOCKPIT details →prom-alertmanager details →
Swap a project
Keep openITCOCKPIT, compare it with
Keep prom-alertmanager, compare it with