# prom-alertmanager vs RabbitMQ

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

| | prom-alertmanager | RabbitMQ |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 73/100 | 77/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #14 of 104 in Monitoring & observability | #3 of 12 in Message Broker |
| GitHub stars | 8 676 | 13 949 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +49 | +78 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 11 | 14 ✓ |
| Latest release | v0.34.1 · 17 Sept 2026 | v4.3.7 · 20 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Other |
| Main language | Go | JavaScript |

## Which one should you pick?

RabbitMQ scores 77/100 against 73/100 for prom-alertmanager, so it is the safer default.

RabbitMQ ships more often: 14 stable releases in the past year, against 11 for prom-alertmanager.

## Details

- [prom-alertmanager](https://selfhost.directory/project/prom-alertmanager) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/prom-alertmanager.md)
- [RabbitMQ](https://selfhost.directory/project/rabbitmq) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/rabbitmq.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/prom-alertmanager-vs-rabbitmq