WatchYourLAN vs Glances
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 WatchYourLAN with
choose an app… Uptime Kuma Netdata Grafana Prometheus InfluxDB Grafana k6 Grafana Loki Apache SkyWalking Beszel NetAlertX
Compare Glances with
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Feature WatchYourLAN Glances Category Monitoring & Status Monitoring & Status License MIT LGPL-3.0 Language Go Python Setup difficulty Easy Easy Min. RAM 64 MB 128 MB Deployment docker, binary docker, bare-metal, binary GitHub stars ★ 7,290 ★ 33,269 First released 2021 2012 Replaces Fing, Angry IP Scanner Datadog
Why pick each one
Choose WatchYourLAN if… Released under the MIT license Easy to set up — beginner-friendly First-class Docker support for quick deployment Mature project with 7.3k GitHub stars WatchYourLAN details Choose Glances if… Very easy to run Lightweight Good single-host overview Glances details
Frequently asked questions Is WatchYourLAN or Glances better? Neither is universally better. Glances has the larger community; both share a easy setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.
Are WatchYourLAN and Glances free and open-source? Yes. WatchYourLAN is licensed under MIT and Glances under LGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run WatchYourLAN and Glances with Docker? WatchYourLAN: yes. Glances: yes.