The open and composable observability and data visualization platform. Visualize metrics, logs, and traces from multiple sources like Prometheus, Loki, Elasticsearch, InfluxDB, Postgres and many more.
The Prometheus monitoring system and time series database.
| Metric | grafana | prometheus |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | 73,597 | 63,783 |
| Forks | 13,840 | 10,360 |
| Open Issues | 3,708 | 752 |
| Language | TypeScript | Go |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Last commit | 2mo ago | 2mo ago |
| Repo age | 12.6y | 13.6y |
| Activity score | 84/100 | 82/100 |
Both have comparable GitHub traction (73,597 vs 63,783 stars).
Both are actively maintained (last commit 62d ago vs 74d ago).
Similar project age (12.6y vs 13.6y).
grafana is built with TypeScript, prometheus with Go. This affects deployment, performance and contributor pool.
grafana is AGPL-3.0, prometheus is Apache-2.0. Copyleft licenses (GPL/AGPL) may restrict closed-source commercial use.
