Prometheus vs OpenTelemetry Collector
Prometheus has 65,559 GitHub stars vs 7,347 for OpenTelemetry Collector.
GitHub API · captured 2026-08-05
Frequently asked questions
Which ships more often, Prometheus or OpenTelemetry Collector?
In the 90 days before 2026-08-05, Prometheus published 9 releases and OpenTelemetry Collector published 8.
| Prometheus | OpenTelemetry Collector | |
|---|---|---|
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Latest version | — | — |
| GitHub stars | 65,559 | 7,347 |
| GitHub forks | 10,738 | 2,190 |
| Open issues | 887 | 712 |
| Releases (90d) | 9 | 8 |
| npm downloads (week) | — | — |
| PyPI downloads (week) | — | — |
Sources: official APIs (GitHub, npm, PyPI, crates.io). Capture dates shown on each tool page. Missing value = the source does not publish it ("—", never estimated).