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Gatus vs Monika

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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GA Gatus Developer-oriented health dashboard and status page VS MO Monika Synthetic monitoring with HTTP probes from config
FeatureGatusMonika
CategoryMonitoring & StatusMonitoring & Status
LicenseApache-2.0Apache-2.0
LanguageGoTypeScript
Setup difficultyEasyEasy
Min. RAM64 MB128 MB
Deploymentdocker, binarydocker, binary
GitHub stars★ 11,748★ 625
First released20192021
ReplacesUptimeRobot, PingdomPingdom, Datadog Synthetics

Why pick each one

Choose Gatus if…

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

Choose Monika if…

  • Released under the Apache-2.0 license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Written in TypeScript
Monika details

Frequently asked questions

Is Gatus or Monika 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 Gatus and Monika free and open-source?

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

Can I run Gatus and Monika with Docker?

Gatus: yes. Monika: yes.

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