# sysmon vs Zot Registry

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

| | sysmon | Zot Registry |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 41/100 | 64/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #85 of 104 in Monitoring & observability | #3 of 12 in Container Registry |
| GitHub stars | 201 | 2 929 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +0 | +127 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 12 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | v2.1.22 · 6 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | GPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | CSS | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Zot Registry scores 64/100 against 41/100 for sysmon, so it is the safer default.

Zot Registry ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for sysmon.

Zot Registry is growing faster right now (+127 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [sysmon](https://selfhost.directory/project/sysmon) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/sysmon.md)
- [Zot Registry](https://selfhost.directory/project/zot-registry) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/zot-registry.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/sysmon-vs-zot-registry