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Prometheus vs Beekeeper Studio
Prometheus has 66,106 GitHub stars, 10,840 forks, 890 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Beekeeper Studio has 23,623 stars, 1,630 forks, 1,168 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Prometheus leads on adoption by 180% (66,106 vs 23,623 stars). Prometheus is written in Go under Apache-2.0; Beekeeper Studio is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence. Prometheus has attracted 16% as many forks as stars, Beekeeper Studio 7%. Beekeeper Studio 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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| Prometheus | Beekeeper Studio | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 66K | ★ 24K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Custom / other |
| Written in | Go | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 11K | ⑂ 1.6K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Prometheus if
- You weight community size — 66K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Beekeeper Studio if
- You want the Beekeeper Studio feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Beekeeper Studio fits your workflow better
About Prometheus
Prometheus is an open source monitoring system and time series database, part of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation ecosystem. It collects metrics from configured targets at defined intervals, evaluates alerting rules, and visualizes results. Designed for reliability in dynamic environments, it operates without reliance on distributed storage, ensuring each server node functions independently.
read the full Prometheus overview →
About Beekeeper Studio
Beekeeper Studio is a cross platform, open source SQL editor and database manager for Linux, macOS, and Windows that gives developers and data teams one graphical client for many different database engines.
read the full Beekeeper Studio overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Prometheus or Beekeeper Studio more popular?
Prometheus has 66,106 GitHub stars and Beekeeper Studio has 23,623. Prometheus has the larger community by that measure.
Are Prometheus and Beekeeper Studio free?
Both are open source. Prometheus is licensed under Apache-2.0, and Beekeeper Studio has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Prometheus and Beekeeper Studio?
Prometheus is written in Go and Beekeeper Studio 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, Prometheus or Beekeeper Studio?
Choose Prometheus if you want the larger community (66,106 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose Beekeeper Studio if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.