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Cloudprober vs Peekaping

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 PE Peekaping Self-hosted uptime monitoring and status page service
FeatureCloudproberPeekaping
Deploy effortUnder-an-hour setupUnder-an-hour setup
Health score81 · Excellent72 · Good
CategoryMonitoring & StatusMonitoring & Status
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
LanguageGoGo
Setup difficultyMediumEasy
Min. RAM128 MB128 MB
Deploymentdocker, kubernetes, binarydocker
GitHub stars★ 703★ 1,194
First released20172024
ReplacesPingdom, CatchpointPingdom, Better Uptime

What are Cloudprober and Peekaping?

Cloudprober

Cloudprober is an active monitoring tool that runs probes against your services to measure availability and latency from an external perspective. It auto-discovers targets, exports Prometheus metrics, and supports HTTP, ping, DNS, gRPC, and UDP probes.

  • Black-box probing for many protocols
  • Automatic target discovery
  • Native Prometheus metrics
  • Low memory footprint

Peekaping

Peekaping is a self-hosted uptime monitoring tool with status pages and notifications, inspired by Uptime Kuma. It supports many monitor types and aims for a fast, modern user experience.

  • Multiple monitor types
  • Status pages
  • Notification integrations
  • Modern UI

Read the full Peekaping guide →

Cloudprober vs Peekaping: key differences

Both projects are written in Go. Licensing differs — Apache-2.0 for Cloudprober versus MIT for Peekaping. Cloudprober is the more established project (first released 2017), while Peekaping arrived in 2024.

Why pick each one

Choose Cloudprober if…

  • Cloud-native target discovery
  • Single static binary

Watch out for

  • YAML configuration required
  • No bundled dashboard
Cloudprober details

Choose Peekaping if…

  • Lightweight Go backend
  • Clean interface

Watch out for

  • Young project
  • Smaller community
Peekaping details

Frequently asked questions

Is Cloudprober or Peekaping better?

Peekaping 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 Peekaping free and open-source?

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

Can I run Cloudprober and Peekaping with Docker?

Cloudprober: yes. Peekaping: yes.

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