Beszel vs NUT Exporter
A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted monitoring & status options
— licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one
replaces.
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Compare Beszel with
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Compare NUT Exporter with
choose an app… Uptime Kuma Netdata Grafana Prometheus Glances InfluxDB Grafana k6 Grafana Loki Apache SkyWalking
Feature Beszel NUT Exporter Category Monitoring & Status Monitoring & Status License MIT MIT Language Go Go Setup difficulty Easy Medium Min. RAM 128 MB 64 MB Deployment docker, binary docker, binary GitHub stars ★ 24,108 ★ 333 First released 2024 2019 Replaces UptimeRobot APC PowerChute
Why pick each one
Choose Beszel if… Extremely lightweight Simple multi-host view Easy setup Beszel details Choose NUT Exporter if… Released under the MIT license First-class Docker support for quick deployment Written in Go Tiny footprint — runs in 64 MB RAM NUT Exporter details
Frequently asked questions Is Beszel or NUT Exporter better? Beszel is the stronger all-round pick: it has both the larger community and the simpler easy setup. Consider NUT Exporter if its specific feature set fits your needs better.
Are Beszel and NUT Exporter free and open-source? Yes. Beszel is licensed under MIT and NUT Exporter under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Beszel and NUT Exporter with Docker? Beszel: yes. NUT Exporter: yes.