Grafana k6 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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FeatureGrafana k6Statping-ng
CategoryMonitoring & StatusMonitoring & Status
LicenseAGPL-3.0GPL-3.0
LanguageGoGo
Setup difficultyMediumEasy
Min. RAM256 MB128 MB
Deploymentdocker, binary, bare-metaldocker, binary
GitHub stars★ 31,211★ 1,986
First released20172018
ReplacesLoadRunner, BlazeMeterUptimeRobot, Pingdom

Why pick each one

Choose Grafana k6 if…

  • Developer-friendly scripting
  • Great CI integration
Grafana k6 details

Choose Statping-ng if…

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

Frequently asked questions

Is Grafana k6 or Statping-ng better?

Neither is universally better. Grafana k6 has the larger community, while Statping-ng is simpler to set up (easy difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.

Are Grafana k6 and Statping-ng free and open-source?

Yes. Grafana k6 is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Statping-ng under GPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Grafana k6 and Statping-ng with Docker?

Grafana k6: yes. Statping-ng: yes.

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