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Perses

CNCF dashboard tool and open dashboard specification for observability data such as Prometheus metrics.

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GitHub stars
2.5K
Commits, last 12 months
592
Contributors
106
Last commit
Latest release
v0.54.0Jul 29, 2026

Overview

Perses is an open-source dashboard and BI tool released under the Apache-2.0 license. Its GitHub repository has 2,468 stars, 255 forks, and 106 contributors. It is actively developed with 592 commits in the last 12 months. The latest release, v0.54.0, was published on Jul 29, 2026.

Its GitHub description: The CNCF sandbox for observability visualisation. Already supports Prometheus, Tempo, Loki and Pyroscope - more data sources to come!

GitHub topics: dashboardmonitoringprometheuscncf-projectobservability

Install

Go
go get github.com/perses/perses
vv0.54.0

Development activity

Commits per month to the default branch over the last 12 complete months.

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592 commits from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
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Oct 202544
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Feb 202654
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Jun 202659
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Aug 202645
Sep 202677

Popularity among Open-source dashboards & BI tools

Grafana 77.1K Apache Superset 75K Metabase 49.5K Redash 28.8K Kibana 21.3K Evidence 7K Perses 2.5K
Grafana 77.1K Apache Superset 75K Metabase 49.5K Redash 28.8K Kibana 21.3K Evidence 7K Perses 2.5K
GitHub stars for Perses and the most-starred alternatives.
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ToolStars
Grafana77,071
Apache Superset75,035
Metabase49,536
Redash28,833
Kibana21,305
Evidence6,978
Perses2,468

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Perses FAQ

Is Perses open source?

Yes. Perses is released under the Apache-2.0 license, and its source code is on GitHub.

Is Perses still maintained?

Yes. Perses is actively developed, with 592 commits in the last 12 months and the latest commit 2 days ago.

How do I install Perses?

From Go: go get github.com/perses/perses.

What are the best alternatives to Perses?

The most popular alternatives listed in Open-source dashboards & BI tools are Grafana, Apache Superset, and Metabase. See the full ranking.

What language is Perses written in?

Perses is primarily written in Go, according to GitHub.

Data: GitHub API, Go. Updated Oct 4, 2026.