nightingale vs electric
nightingale is the more adopted project, with 13,383 GitHub stars against 10,412 for electric. nightingale was updated more recently (2 days ago, against 18 days ago). nightingale is written in Go and electric in TypeScript.
| nightingale | electric | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Open-source, self-hosted alerting for metrics, logs, and databases. Includes a built-in AI agent and MCP server. | The agent platform built on sync. |
| Author | ccfos | electric-sql |
| Stars | 13383 | 10412 |
| Language | Go | TypeScript |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Last update | 2026-10-22T09:22:55Z | 2026-10-06T16:09:45Z |
| Source | https://github.com/ccfos/nightingale | https://github.com/electric-sql/electric |
| Stars this week | +17 | n/a |
Which should you choose?
- nightingale describes itself as: "Open-source, self-hosted alerting for metrics, logs, and databases. Includes a built-in AI agent and MCP server."
- electric describes itself as: "The agent platform built on sync."
Stars measure adoption, not fit. Read both READMEs for the tools each server exposes, then try them side by side in your client: the install guide shows how to add both.
Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, nightingale or electric?
nightingale has more GitHub stars: 13,383 against 10,412. This week nightingale gained 17 stars and electric gained 0, which says more about current momentum than the all-time total. Both figures are refreshed daily from GitHub.
Are nightingale and electric open source?
nightingale: Apache-2.0 (open source). electric: Apache-2.0 (open source). An open-source license lets you run and self-host the server at no cost. If either one wraps a commercial API, that provider's pricing still applies, so read each README for the accounts and keys it needs.
Can I use nightingale and electric together?
Yes, if both run as MCP servers. MCP clients such as Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code can connect to several servers at once, and the agent picks tools from each. Give them distinct names in your config, and keep the number of active servers small so tool definitions do not crowd the context window.
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