prom-alertmanagervsprometheus
Two self-hosted Monitoring & observability projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| prom-alertmanager | prometheus | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 73/100 | 90/100 |
| Rank in category | #14 of 104 in Monitoring & observability | #1 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 8 676 | 66 826 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +49 | +630 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 11 | 16 |
| Latest release | v0.34.1 · 17 Sept 2026 | v3.15.1 · 21 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Go | Go |
Which one should you pick?
prometheus scores 90/100 against 73/100 for prom-alertmanager, so it is the safer default.
prometheus ships more often: 16 stable releases in the past year, against 11 for prom-alertmanager.
prometheus is growing faster right now (+630 stars in 30 days).
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