Grafana vs Homepage

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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FeatureGrafanaHomepage
CategoryMonitoring & StatusDashboards & Startpages
LicenseAGPL-3.0GPL-3.0
LanguageTypeScriptJavaScript
Setup difficultyMediumEasy
Min. RAM512 MB128 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metal, helmdocker
GitHub stars★ 76,153★ 31,898
First released20142022
ReplacesDatadogHeimdall

Why pick each one

Choose Grafana if…

  • Beautiful flexible dashboards
  • Broad data source support
  • Strong community
Grafana details

Choose Homepage if…

  • Config as code
  • Lightweight and fast
  • Tons of widgets
Homepage details

Frequently asked questions

Is Grafana or Homepage better?

Neither is universally better. Grafana has the larger community, while Homepage is simpler to set up (easy difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.

Are Grafana and Homepage free and open-source?

Yes. Grafana is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Homepage under GPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Grafana and Homepage with Docker?

Grafana: yes. Homepage: yes.

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