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# Thanos

Highly available Prometheus-compatible metrics system with long-term storage.

## Decision context

- Status: active
- ToolVitals score: 93/100
- Health score: 95/100
- Shipping score: 92/100
- Score mode: verdict
- Data confidence: 90/100
- Source coverage: 90/100
- Last evidence check: 2026-09-15

## Classification

- Use case: Observability (observability)
- Category: Monitoring (monitoring)
- Tool mode: Source-visible project
- Openness: OSI-approved OSS
- License: Apache-2.0
- Tags: prometheus, metrics, observability, monitoring, open-source, cncf, go, google-cloud-storage, hacktoberfest, high-availability, prometheus-ha-pairs, prometheus-setup, s3, storage, thanos, long-term-storage

## Public repository signals

- Repository: [thanos-io/thanos](https://github.com/thanos-io/thanos)
- Stars: 14202 (adoption context only)
- Forks: 2367
- Open issues: 906
- Last commit date: 2026-09-13
- Releases in 90 days: 7

## Source receipts

- [Official website](https://thanos.io/) — checked 2026-09-15
- [Source repository](https://github.com/thanos-io/thanos) — checked 2026-09-15

## Discovery status

- Search indexable: yes
- Reason: sufficient tool evidence

## Interpretation limits

- ToolVitals scores summarize bounded public maintenance, shipping, openness, and evidence signals. They are not user-review ratings.
- GitHub stars and related popularity metrics are adoption context, not quality evidence.
- Missing values mean not collected or not confidently established; they do not mean zero.
- Public signals do not prove security, uptime, support quality, customer satisfaction, or production suitability.
- Verify material decisions against the linked first-party sources and your own requirements.