# openITCOCKPIT vs umbrelOS

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

| | openITCOCKPIT | umbrelOS |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 54/100 | 72/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #6 of 19 in Infrastructure Monitoring | #2 of 22 in Home Server |
| GitHub stars | 400 | 12 474 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +0 | +422 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 12 ✓ | 7 |
| Latest release | openITCOCKPIT-5.9.0 · 22 Oct 2026 ✓ | 2.0.0 · 22 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | GPL-3.0 | Other |
| Main language | PHP | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

umbrelOS scores 72/100 against 54/100 for openITCOCKPIT, so it is the safer default.

openITCOCKPIT ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for umbrelOS.

umbrelOS is growing faster right now (+422 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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