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Coroot vs Hertzbeat

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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CO Coroot eBPF-based observability with automatic insights VS HE Hertzbeat Real-time monitoring system with customizable templates
FeatureCorootHertzbeat
Deploy effortUnder-an-hour setupUnder-an-hour setup
Health score92 · Excellent91 · Excellent
CategoryMonitoring & StatusMonitoring & Status
LicenseApache-2.0Apache-2.0
LanguageGoJava
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM1,024 MB1,024 MB
Deploymentdocker, kubernetes, helmdocker, bare-metal
GitHub stars★ 7,936★ 7,405
First released20222022
ReplacesDatadog, New RelicZabbix, Datadog

What are Coroot and Hertzbeat?

Coroot

Coroot is an open-source observability tool that uses eBPF to gather metrics, logs, traces, and profiles with zero instrumentation. It automatically surfaces service maps, SLOs, and root-cause insights.

  • eBPF zero-instrumentation telemetry
  • Automatic service maps
  • Built-in SLO tracking
  • Root-cause analysis

Read the full Coroot guide →

Hertzbeat

HertzBeat is an open-source real-time monitoring system that checks websites, APIs, databases, servers, and more using customizable YAML templates. It includes alerting and a friendly dashboard with no agents required.

  • Agentless monitoring
  • Customizable YAML templates
  • Threshold alerting
  • Built-in dashboards

Read the full Hertzbeat guide →

Coroot vs Hertzbeat: key differences

Coroot is written in Go, while Hertzbeat is built with Java.

Why pick each one

Choose Coroot if…

  • No code changes required
  • Insightful out of the box

Watch out for

  • Needs a recent Linux kernel
  • Resource use grows with scale
Coroot details

Choose Hertzbeat if…

  • No agents to deploy
  • Flexible templates

Watch out for

  • JVM resource needs
  • Newer project
Hertzbeat details

Frequently asked questions

Is Coroot or Hertzbeat better?

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

Are Coroot and Hertzbeat free and open-source?

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

Can I run Coroot and Hertzbeat with Docker?

Coroot: yes. Hertzbeat: yes.

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