Prometheus vs Redash
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 Prometheus with
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Feature Prometheus Redash Category Monitoring & Status Web Analytics License Apache-2.0 BSD-2-Clause Language Go Python Setup difficulty Medium Medium Min. RAM 512 MB 2,048 MB Deployment docker, binary, helm docker, bare-metal GitHub stars ★ 65,616 ★ 28,737 First released 2015 2013 Replaces Datadog Tableau, Mode Analytics
Why pick each one
Choose Prometheus if… Powerful query language Reliable and scalable Huge ecosystem Prometheus details Choose Redash if… Released under the BSD-2-Clause license First-class Docker support for quick deployment Mature project with 28.7k GitHub stars Written in Python Redash details
Frequently asked questions Is Prometheus or Redash better? Neither is universally better. Prometheus has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.
Are Prometheus and Redash free and open-source? Yes. Prometheus is licensed under Apache-2.0 and Redash under BSD-2-Clause. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Prometheus and Redash with Docker? Prometheus: yes. Redash: yes.