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Gatus vs Statping-ng

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 ST Statping-ng Status page and monitoring server
FeatureGatusStatping-ng
CategoryMonitoring & StatusMonitoring & Status
LicenseApache-2.0GPL-3.0
LanguageGoGo
Setup difficultyEasyEasy
Min. RAM64 MB128 MB
Deploymentdocker, binarydocker, binary
GitHub stars★ 11,748★ 1,986
First released20192018
ReplacesUptimeRobot, PingdomUptimeRobot, Pingdom

Why pick each one

Choose Gatus if…

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

Choose Statping-ng if…

  • Nice status pages
  • Single binary
  • Easy to host
Statping-ng details

Frequently asked questions

Is Gatus or Statping-ng 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 Statping-ng free and open-source?

Yes. Gatus is licensed under Apache-2.0 and Statping-ng under GPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Gatus and Statping-ng with Docker?

Gatus: yes. Statping-ng: yes.

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