# pretalx vs Apache SkyWalking

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

| | pretalx | Apache SkyWalking |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 62/100 | 76/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #2 of 3 in Conference Management | #2 of 9 in Application Performance Monitoring |
| GitHub stars | 954 | 24 978 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +8 ✓ | +4 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 ✓ | 3 |
| Latest release | v2026.2.1 · 8 Jul 2026 | v11.0.0 · 28 Aug 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Advanced ✓ | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Other | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Python | Java |

## Which one should you pick?

Apache SkyWalking scores 76/100 against 62/100 for pretalx, so it is the safer default.

pretalx ships more often: 7 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for Apache SkyWalking.

## Details

- [pretalx](https://selfhost.directory/project/pretalx) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/pretalx.md)
- [Apache SkyWalking](https://selfhost.directory/project/skywalking) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/skywalking.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/pretalx-vs-skywalking