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Grafana vs StatusScout
Grafana has 76,791 GitHub stars, 14,749 forks, 3,326 open issues and last shipped yesterday. StatusScout has 15 stars, 2 forks, 3 open issues and last shipped 4 months ago. Grafana leads on adoption by 511,840% (76,791 vs 15 stars). Grafana is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0; StatusScout is written in JavaScript under a custom or non-standard licence. Grafana has attracted 19% as many forks as stars, StatusScout 13%. 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 | StatusScout | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 77K | ★ 15 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-05-23 |
| Forks | ⑂ 15K | ⑂ 2 |
| 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 StatusScout if
- You want the StatusScout feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and StatusScout 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 StatusScout
StatusScout is a self hosted, source available website health and security monitor that schedules checks on security headers, SSL/TLS certificates, DNS records, exposed files and related weaknesses and alerts when something breaks, built for developers, operators and small teams who want that coverage without handing scan data to a hosted service.
read the full StatusScout overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Grafana or StatusScout more popular?
Grafana has 76,791 GitHub stars and StatusScout has 15. Grafana has the larger community by that measure.
Are Grafana and StatusScout free?
Both are open source. Grafana is licensed under AGPL-3.0, and StatusScout has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Grafana and StatusScout?
Grafana is written in TypeScript and StatusScout in JavaScript. 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 StatusScout?
Choose Grafana if you want the larger community (76,791 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose StatusScout if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.