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Grafana vs BugPin
Grafana has 77,638 GitHub stars, 14,905 forks, 3,326 open issues and last shipped yesterday. BugPin has 48 stars, 16 forks, 7 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Grafana leads on adoption by 161,646% (77,638 vs 48 stars). Grafana is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0; BugPin is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0. Grafana has attracted 19% as many forks as stars, BugPin 33%. Grafana was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
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 | BugPin | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 78K | ★ 48 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 15K | ⑂ 16 |
| 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 BugPin if
- You want the BugPin feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and BugPin 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 BugPin
The self hosted, open source visual bug reporting tool. Capture screenshots, annotate issues, and track bugs from your web applications. Admin Console Manage projects and triage reports. Light and dark mode out of the box. Light Mode Dark Mode Widget Capture screenshots and annotate issues from any page on your site. Embeds with a single script tag. Works with React, Vue, Angular, Svelte, or vanilla JS Shadow DOM isolation: widget styles never leak into your site, and your CSS never bleeds into the widget Offline safe: reports are cached locally and synced when the connection returns Annotation tools: pen…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Grafana or BugPin more popular?
Grafana has 77,638 GitHub stars and BugPin has 48. Grafana has the larger community by that measure.
Are Grafana and BugPin free?
Both are open source. Grafana is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and BugPin under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Grafana and BugPin?
Grafana is written in TypeScript and BugPin in TypeScript. 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 BugPin?
Choose Grafana if you want the larger community (77,638 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose BugPin if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.