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Prometheus vs GoNavi
Prometheus has 66,106 GitHub stars, 10,840 forks, 890 open issues and last shipped yesterday. GoNavi has 1,900 stars, 205 forks, 11 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Prometheus leads on adoption by 3,379% (66,106 vs 1,900 stars). Prometheus is written in Go under Apache-2.0; GoNavi is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0. Prometheus has attracted 16% as many forks as stars, GoNavi 11%. Prometheus 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 | GoNavi | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 66K | ★ 1.9K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Go | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 11K | ⑂ 205 |
| 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 GoNavi if
- You want the GoNavi feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and GoNavi 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 GoNavi
GoNavi is a cross platform database client that gives developers and operations users one desktop application for many data sources. It is built with Wails in Go and React, and it targets Windows, macOS, and Linux as a desktop first tool. It is a high performance, multi data source client that is AI and MCP ready, and it avoids the Electron runtime used by many database GUIs.
read the full GoNavi overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Prometheus or GoNavi more popular?
Prometheus has 66,106 GitHub stars and GoNavi has 1,900. Prometheus has the larger community by that measure.
Are Prometheus and GoNavi free?
Both are open source. Prometheus is licensed under Apache-2.0 and GoNavi under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Prometheus and GoNavi?
Prometheus is written in Go and GoNavi 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 GoNavi?
Choose Prometheus if you want the larger community (66,106 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose GoNavi if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.