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Grafana vs DoKit
Grafana has 77,638 GitHub stars, 14,905 forks, 3,326 open issues and last shipped yesterday. DoKit has 20,415 stars, 3,182 forks, 275 open issues and last shipped 14 days ago. Grafana leads on adoption by 280% (77,638 vs 20,415 stars). Grafana is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0; DoKit is written in Java under Apache-2.0. Grafana has attracted 19% as many forks as stars, DoKit 16%. Grafana was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (monitoring), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Grafana | DoKit | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 78K | ★ 20K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Java |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-10-20 |
| Forks | ⑂ 15K | ⑂ 3.2K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Grafana if
- You weight community size — 78K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick DoKit if
- You want the DoKit feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Java
- You evaluated both and DoKit fits your workflow better
About Grafana
The open source platform for monitoring and observability Grafana allows you to query, visualize, alert on and understand your metrics no matter where they are stored. Create, explore, and share dashboards with your team and foster a data driven culture: Visualizations: Fast and flexible client side graphs with a multitude of options. Panel plugins offer many different ways to visualize metrics and logs. Dynamic Dashboards: Create dynamic & reusable dashboards with template variables that appear as dropdowns at the top of the dashboard. Explore Metrics: Explore your data through ad hoc queries and dynamic…
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About DoKit
简介 领域生态 使用手册 更新日志 社区活动 开发背景 功能模块 一、平台工具(www.dokit.cn) 二、常用工具 三、性能检测 四、视觉工具 五、Weex专项工具（CML专项工具） 六、支持自定义的业务工具集成到面板中 七、微信小程序专项工具 相关文档 微信交流群(一群满员，已开二群) QQ 交流群 微信公众号 项目成员 使用提醒 友情链接 协议 简介 DoKit诞生于滴滴城运服体验技术部，是一款面向泛前端产品研发全生命周期的效率平台。经过两年的发展，当前DoKit已经发展成了一个相对完整的生态，比如DoKit For Android、DoKit For iOS、DoKit For 小程序、DoKit For Flutter、DoKit For Web。同时我们的项目被BAT以及滴滴、字节、快手、京东等等头部独角兽企业广泛使用并获得良好的口碑。随着dokit.cn平台端的推出，标志着DoKit已经从单纯的效率工具正式进入了效率工具平台的阶段。与此同时我们一直都未停下持续探索的精神，积极地在更多平台领域进行尝试，不给自己设限。我们相信DoKit的未来充满无限可能。 English Readme 领域生态 使用手册 访问DoKit官网，点击"使用中心"。
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Frequently asked questions
Is Grafana or DoKit more popular?
Grafana has 77,638 GitHub stars and DoKit has 20,415. Grafana has the larger community by that measure.
Are Grafana and DoKit free?
Both are open source. Grafana is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and DoKit under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Grafana and DoKit?
Grafana is written in TypeScript and DoKit in Java. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Grafana or DoKit?
Choose Grafana if you want the larger community (77,638 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose DoKit if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.