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Checkmate vs Gatus

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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CH Checkmate Open-source uptime and infrastructure monitoring tool VS GA Gatus Developer-oriented health dashboard and status page
FeatureCheckmateGatus
CategoryMonitoring & StatusMonitoring & Status
LicenseAGPL-3.0Apache-2.0
LanguageTypeScriptGo
Setup difficultyEasyEasy
Min. RAM256 MB64 MB
Deploymentdockerdocker, binary
GitHub stars★ 10,436★ 11,748
First released20242019
ReplacesPingdom, Better UptimeUptimeRobot, Pingdom

Why pick each one

Choose Checkmate if…

  • Clean modern interface
  • Active development
Checkmate details

Choose Gatus if…

  • Config as code
  • Extremely lightweight
  • Easy to version control
Gatus details

Frequently asked questions

Is Checkmate or Gatus better?

Neither is universally better. Gatus has the larger community; both share a easy setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Checkmate and Gatus free and open-source?

Yes. Checkmate is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Gatus under Apache-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Checkmate and Gatus with Docker?

Checkmate: yes. Gatus: yes.

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