pretalxvsprometheus
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| pretalx | prometheus | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 62/100 | 90/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 3 in Conference Management | #1 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 954 | 66 850 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +8 | +638 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 | 16 |
| Latest release | v2026.2.1 · 8 Jul 2026 | v3.15.1 · 21 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | Other | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Python | Go |
Which one should you pick?
prometheus scores 90/100 against 62/100 for pretalx, so it is the safer default.
prometheus ships more often: 16 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for pretalx.
If you want the quickest setup, prometheus is easier to run; pretalx needs more configuration.
prometheus is growing faster right now (+638 stars in 30 days).
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