Grafana k6 vs Statup Status

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 k6Statup Status
CategoryMonitoring & StatusMonitoring & Status
LicenseAGPL-3.0GPL-3.0
LanguageGoVue
Setup difficultyMediumEasy
Min. RAM256 MB128 MB
Deploymentdocker, binary, bare-metaldocker, binary
GitHub stars★ 31,211★ 7,292
First released20172018
ReplacesLoadRunner, BlazeMeterStatusPage, UptimeRobot

Why pick each one

Choose Grafana k6 if…

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

Choose Statup Status if…

  • Easy to deploy
  • Attractive status page
Statup Status details

Frequently asked questions

Is Grafana k6 or Statup Status better?

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

Are Grafana k6 and Statup Status free and open-source?

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

Can I run Grafana k6 and Statup Status with Docker?

Grafana k6: yes. Statup Status: yes.

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