# windmill vs World Monitor

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

| | windmill | World Monitor |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 77/100 | 86/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #6 of 32 in Workflow Automation | #5 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 18 307 | 89 719 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +287 | +2 430 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 162 ✓ | 17 |
| Latest release | v1.852.0 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ | v2.11.6 · 25 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | Other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Rust | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

World Monitor scores 86/100 against 77/100 for windmill, so it is the safer default.

windmill ships more often: 162 stable releases in the past year, against 17 for World Monitor.

If you want the quickest setup, windmill is easier to run; World Monitor needs more configuration.

World Monitor is growing faster right now (+2 430 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [windmill](https://selfhost.directory/project/windmill) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/windmill.md)
- [World Monitor](https://selfhost.directory/project/world-monitor) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/world-monitor.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/windmill-vs-world-monitor