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Chronograf vs Dashy

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted dashboards & startpages options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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CH Chronograf Visualization and admin interface for the InfluxData stack VS DA Dashy Feature-rich personal dashboard for self-hosters
FeatureChronografDashy
CategoryDashboards & StartpagesDashboards & Startpages
LicenseAGPL-3.0MIT
LanguageTypeScriptVue
Setup difficultyEasyEasy
Min. RAM256 MB256 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metal, binarydocker
GitHub stars★ 1,566★ 26,140
First released20162021
ReplacesGrafana Cloud, Datadog DashboardsHeimdall

Why pick each one

Choose Chronograf if…

  • Tight InfluxDB integration
  • Simple single binary
Chronograf details

Choose Dashy if…

  • Very feature-rich
  • Lots of themes
  • Built-in status checks
Dashy details

Frequently asked questions

Is Chronograf or Dashy better?

Neither is universally better. Dashy has the larger community; both share a easy setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Chronograf and Dashy free and open-source?

Yes. Chronograf is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Dashy under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Chronograf and Dashy with Docker?

Chronograf: yes. Dashy: yes.

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