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Cloudprober 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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CL Cloudprober Active probing for distributed systems and network reliability VS GA Gatus Developer-oriented health dashboard and status page
FeatureCloudproberGatus
CategoryMonitoring & StatusMonitoring & Status
LicenseApache-2.0Apache-2.0
LanguageGoGo
Setup difficultyMediumEasy
Min. RAM128 MB64 MB
Deploymentdocker, kubernetes, binarydocker, binary
GitHub stars★ 694★ 11,748
First released20172019
ReplacesPingdom, CatchpointUptimeRobot, Pingdom

Why pick each one

Choose Cloudprober if…

  • Cloud-native target discovery
  • Single static binary
Cloudprober details

Choose Gatus if…

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

Frequently asked questions

Is Cloudprober or Gatus better?

Gatus is the stronger all-round pick: it has both the larger community and the simpler easy setup. Consider Cloudprober if its specific feature set fits your needs better.

Are Cloudprober and Gatus free and open-source?

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

Can I run Cloudprober and Gatus with Docker?

Cloudprober: yes. Gatus: yes.

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