# Pi-hole vs sysmon

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

| | Pi-hole | sysmon |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 87/100 ✓ | 41/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 41 in DNS | #85 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 61 558 ✓ | 201 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +496 ✓ | +0 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 6 ✓ | 0 |
| Latest release | v6.5 · 17 Oct 2026 | — |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | Other | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Shell | CSS |

## Which one should you pick?

Pi-hole scores 87/100 against 41/100 for sysmon, so it is the safer default.

Pi-hole ships more often: 6 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for sysmon.

Pi-hole is growing faster right now (+496 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Pi-hole](https://selfhost.directory/project/pi-hole) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/pi-hole.md)
- [sysmon](https://selfhost.directory/project/sysmon) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/sysmon.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/pi-hole-vs-sysmon