openITCOCKPITvsprometheus
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| openITCOCKPIT | prometheus | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 54/100 | 90/100 |
| Rank in category | #6 of 19 in Infrastructure Monitoring | #1 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 399 | 66 828 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +632 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 12 | 16 |
| Latest release | openITCOCKPIT-5.9.0 · 22 Oct 2026 | v3.15.1 · 21 Oct 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?
prometheus scores 90/100 against 54/100 for openITCOCKPIT, so it is the safer default.
prometheus ships more often: 16 stable releases in the past year, against 12 for openITCOCKPIT.
prometheus is growing faster right now (+632 stars in 30 days).
openITCOCKPIT details →prometheus details →