Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/docker/compose/vs/prometheus/prometheus
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/docker/compose/vs/prometheus/prometheus.md
Description: compose and prometheus share 9 technologies: go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric, github.com/moby/moby/client, github.com/moby/moby/api, OpenTelemetry, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk, and go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp. Both are written in Go.

# compose vs prometheus

compose and prometheus share 9 technologies: go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric, github.com/moby/moby/client, github.com/moby/moby/api, OpenTelemetry, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk, and go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp. Both are written in Go.

- [docker/compose](https://seerepo.com/r/docker/compose): Define and run multi-container applications with Docker
- [prometheus/prometheus](https://seerepo.com/r/prometheus/prometheus): The Prometheus monitoring system and time series database.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric, github.com/moby/moby/client, github.com/moby/moby/api, OpenTelemetry, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk, go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp
- Only in compose: github.com/containerd/console, github.com/compose-spec/compose-go/v2, github.com/sirupsen/logrus, github.com/containerd/containerd/v2
- Only in prometheus: Consul, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/rds, Google, go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component, Vite, React, react-router-dom, lru-cache, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials, github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity, golang.org/x/oauth2, Prometheus, github.com/prometheus/client_golang, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sts, github.com/prometheus/client_model, github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/ec2/imds, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracehttp, k8s.io/klog/v2, Mantine, CodeMirror, @uiw/react-codemirror, @floating-ui/dom, @lezer/highlight, react-infinite-scroll-component, @tabler/icons-react, highlight.js, sanitize-html, react-copy-to-clipboard, react-resize-detector, Font Awesome

## Side by side

| | compose | prometheus |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 90,228 lines written, 223 code files | 430,276 lines written, 607 code files |
| Who writes it | 2.1% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Codex | 0.5% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and Codex |
| Activity | Last push November 6, 2026, 4,901 commits, 38,620 stars | Last push November 4, 2026, 13,916 commits, 66,958 stars |
| Tests | 204 test files. 63.2% of its code files have a test that imports them | 391 test files. 64.7% of its code files have a test that imports them |

- Size: Lines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
- Who writes it: A commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
- Activity: From GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
- Tests: The files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is bigger, compose or prometheus?

prometheus, with 430,276 lines written; compose has 90,228.

The proof: [prometheus/prometheus's code at commit 1e227c9](https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/tree/1e227c985bf727258ca2d8d5826cd12f48b16888)

### Which has more GitHub stars, compose or prometheus?

prometheus, with 66,958 stars; compose has 38,620.

The proof: [prometheus/prometheus on GitHub](https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus)

### Which has more tests, compose or prometheus?

prometheus, with 391 test files; compose has 204.

The proof: [prometheus/prometheus's code at commit 1e227c9](https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/tree/1e227c985bf727258ca2d8d5826cd12f48b16888)

### Which was updated more recently, compose or prometheus?

compose: its last push was on November 6, 2026, and prometheus's on November 4, 2026.

The proof: [docker/compose's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/docker/compose/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, compose or prometheus?

compose: an AI signed 2.1% of its commits, with Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Codex; in prometheus, 0.5%.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in docker/compose](https://seerepo.com/r/docker/compose/ai)

## Sources

- docker/compose: Read on November 6, 2026, at commit 95bbca7 (https://github.com/docker/compose/tree/95bbca758244b94ec03a83911bb040a45b82e3fb)
- prometheus/prometheus: Read on November 5, 2026, at commit 1e227c9 (https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/tree/1e227c985bf727258ca2d8d5826cd12f48b16888)

## What is your repo built with?

Any public repo, with no account: https://seerepo.com/r/owner/repo/built, with the owner and name it has on GitHub.