Dashy vs Grafana k6
A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted apps from related categories
— licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one
replaces.
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Compare Dashy with
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Compare Grafana k6 with
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Feature Dashy Grafana k6 Category Dashboards & Startpages Monitoring & Status License MIT AGPL-3.0 Language Vue Go Setup difficulty Easy Medium Min. RAM 256 MB 256 MB Deployment docker docker, binary, bare-metal GitHub stars ★ 26,140 ★ 31,211 First released 2021 2017 Replaces Heimdall LoadRunner, BlazeMeter
Why pick each one
Choose Dashy if… Very feature-rich Lots of themes Built-in status checks Dashy details
Frequently asked questions Is Dashy or Grafana k6 better? Neither is universally better. Grafana k6 has the larger community, while Dashy is simpler to set up (easy difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.
Are Dashy and Grafana k6 free and open-source? Yes. Dashy is licensed under MIT and Grafana k6 under AGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Dashy and Grafana k6 with Docker? Dashy: yes. Grafana k6: yes.