shouldiselfhost?they tell you if you can — we tell you if you should
THE DECISION LAYER FOR SELF-HOSTING100 APPS UNDER COVERAGEPROTOCOL v1NO VENDOR HAS EVER PAID FOR A RATING
RECENT ACTIONS 1PASSWORDNOT REALLY·ACTIVECAMPAIGNKINDA·ACUITY SCHEDULINGYES·ADOBE ACROBATYES·ADOBE LIGHTROOMNOT REALLY·AIRTABLEYES·AMPLITUDEYES·ANYLISTNOT REALLY·ASANAKINDA
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Gatus vs Uptime Kuma

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Compared on data, not vibes. Metrics refresh nightly; verdict links carry the math.

GATUSUPTIME KUMA
GITHUB STARS11,77290,062
LAST COMMIT2d ago0d ago
LATEST RELEASEv5.36.02.5.0
DOCKER PULLS——
LICENSEApache-2.0MIT
MIN RAM512 MB512 MB
CONTAINERS11
ARM (PI-FRIENDLY)yesyes
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GATUS BACKS THESE RATINGS

A public status page whose entire configuration is one YAML file you own: the checks, the pass conditions and the alerting, declared once and served as a page.

Pingdom logoPingdomYESUptime.com logoUptime.comYES
UPTIME KUMA BACKS THESE RATINGS

Uptime monitoring and status pages from one container, with no monitor quota and no per-check billing.

Pingdom logoPingdomYESUptime.com logoUptime.comYESUptimeRobot logoUptimeRobotYES

Neither page tells you which is “better” — they solve the same jobs differently. Pick by the constraint that binds you: RAM, ARM, license, or how alive the project looks.