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Grafana vs DoKit
Grafana has 76,791 GitHub stars, 14,749 forks, 3,326 open issues and last shipped yesterday. DoKit has 20,415 stars, 3,183 forks, 275 open issues and last shipped 11 days ago. Grafana leads on adoption by 276% (76,791 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 | ★ 77K | ★ 20K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Java |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-07 |
| Forks | ⑂ 15K | ⑂ 3.2K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Grafana if
- You weight community size — 77K 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
Grafana is an open source observability platform for visualizing metrics, logs, and traces across diverse data sources. It runs in the infrastructure and operations ecosystem, designed for teams needing unified visibility into system behavior without vendor lock in. Built with TypeScript and Go, it provides a composable architecture that integrates with existing toolchains.
read the full Grafana overview →
About DoKit
DoKit is an Apache 2.0 efficiency platform for the full research and development lifecycle of pan frontend products — Android, iOS, mini programs, Flutter and Web — built for mobile developers, test engineers and UI designers who want debugging, performance monitoring and visual inspection tooling inside a debug build instead of hand rolled into each application.
read the full DoKit overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Grafana or DoKit more popular?
Grafana has 76,791 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 (76,791 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.