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Prometheus vs studio
Prometheus has 66,906 GitHub stars, 10,969 forks, 890 open issues and last shipped yesterday. studio has 6,002 stars, 270 forks, 89 open issues and last shipped 7 months ago. Prometheus leads on adoption by 1,015% (66,906 vs 6,002 stars). Prometheus is written in Go under Apache-2.0; studio is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0. Prometheus has attracted 16% as many forks as stars, studio 4%. 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 | studio | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 67K | ★ 6.0K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Go | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-03-25 |
| Forks | ⑂ 11K | ⑂ 270 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Prometheus if
- You weight community size — 67K 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 studio if
- You want the studio 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 studio fits your workflow better
About Prometheus
Prometheus Visit prometheus.io for the full documentation, examples and guides. [ ][quay] [ ][hub] Prometheus, a Cloud Native Computing Foundation project, is a systems and service monitoring system. It collects metrics from configured targets at given intervals, evaluates rule expressions, displays the results, and can trigger alerts when specified conditions are observed. The features that distinguish Prometheus from other metrics and monitoring systems are: A multi dimensional data model (time series defined by metric name and set of key/value dimensions) PromQL, a powerful and flexible query language to…
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About studio
Outerbase Studio Outerbase Studio is a lightweight, browser based GUI for managing SQL databases, designed for simplicity and versatility. Initially built for LibSQL and SQLite, it now supports a broad range of databases, including: Supported Databases: SQLite based Database Turso/LibSQL SQLite (local files) Cloudflare D1 rqlite StarbaseDB Val.town MySQL (beta, limited features) PostgreSQL (beta, limited features) Give it a try directly from your browser Desktop App You can download Windows and Mac desktop app here. Outerbase Studio Desktop is a lightweight Electron wrapper for the Outerbase Studio web version…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Prometheus or studio more popular?
Prometheus has 66,906 GitHub stars and studio has 6,002. Prometheus has the larger community by that measure.
Are Prometheus and studio free?
Both are open source. Prometheus is licensed under Apache-2.0 and studio under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Prometheus and studio?
Prometheus is written in Go and 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 studio?
Choose Prometheus if you want the larger community (66,906 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose studio if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.