Grafana leads in popularity with 76,179 stars vs 28,737 stars for Redash. The 165% higher star count indicates stronger community adoption. In terms of developer contributions, Grafana has 14,533 forks, indicating strong developer engagement.

Both projects show recent activity, with Grafana last updated 10 hours ago and Redash 20 hours ago.

Both tools share common technology foundations, being built with JavaScript, CSS, Typescript, JSX, Python. However, they differ in their additional technology choices: Grafana uses Bash, Golang, Ruby.

Both projects started around the same time, with Grafana beginning 13 years ago and Redash 13 years ago.

Redash uses the BSD-2-Clause license, which is more permissive than Grafana's AGPL-3.0 license, potentially offering greater flexibility for commercial use and integration.

Both tools serve similar use cases in Data Visualization. However, they also have distinct specializations: Grafana also focuses on Infrastructure Monitoring, Performance Monitoring (APM) while Redash extends into BI Platforms.

Grafana provides self-hosting options for complete data control and customization, while Redash may be primarily cloud-based or require different deployment approaches.