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Gatus vs PHP Server Monitor

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 PH PHP Server Monitor Simple PHP tool for monitoring servers and websites
FeatureGatusPHP Server Monitor
CategoryMonitoring & StatusMonitoring & Status
LicenseApache-2.0GPL-3.0
LanguageGoJavaScript
Setup difficultyEasyEasy
Min. RAM64 MB128 MB
Deploymentdocker, binarydocker, bare-metal
GitHub stars★ 11,748★ 2,189
First released20192010
ReplacesUptimeRobot, PingdomPingdom, UptimeRobot

Why pick each one

Choose Gatus if…

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

Choose PHP Server Monitor if…

  • Very easy to deploy
  • Low resource use
PHP Server Monitor details

Frequently asked questions

Is Gatus or PHP Server Monitor 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 PHP Server Monitor free and open-source?

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

Can I run Gatus and PHP Server Monitor with Docker?

Gatus: yes. PHP Server Monitor: yes.

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