# prefect vs rpi-mqtt-monitor

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

| | prefect | rpi-mqtt-monitor |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 80/100 ✓ | 51/100 |
| Rank in category | #5 of 32 in Workflow Automation | #58 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 24 095 ✓ | 328 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +183 | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 17 ✓ | 8 |
| Latest release | 2.20.27 · 23 Oct 2026 ✓ | 1.4.3 · 18 Jun 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Python | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

prefect scores 80/100 against 51/100 for rpi-mqtt-monitor, so it is the safer default.

prefect ships more often: 17 stable releases in the past year, against 8 for rpi-mqtt-monitor.

prefect is growing faster right now (+183 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [prefect](https://selfhost.directory/project/prefect) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/prefect.md)
- [rpi-mqtt-monitor](https://selfhost.directory/project/rpi-mqtt-monitor) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/rpi-mqtt-monitor.md)

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