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Grafana Image Renderer vs What's Up Status

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted dashboards & startpages options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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GR Grafana Image Renderer Render Grafana panels and dashboards as images and PDFs VS WH What's Up Status Static status and link dashboard from JSON
FeatureGrafana Image RendererWhat's Up Status
CategoryDashboards & StartpagesDashboards & Startpages
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
LanguageGoTypeScript
Setup difficultyEasyEasy
Min. RAM512 MB64 MB
Deploymentdocker, binary, kubernetesdocker, bare-metal
GitHub stars★ 520★ 34,425
First released20192021
ReplacesGrafana Enterprise ReportingHeimdall

Why pick each one

Choose Grafana Image Renderer if…

  • Enables image alerts and reports
  • Simple Docker deployment
Grafana Image Renderer details

Choose What's Up Status if…

  • Released under the MIT license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Mature project with 34.4k GitHub stars
What's Up Status details

Frequently asked questions

Is Grafana Image Renderer or What's Up Status better?

Neither is universally better. What's Up Status has the larger community; both share a easy setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Grafana Image Renderer and What's Up Status free and open-source?

Yes. Grafana Image Renderer is licensed under Apache-2.0 and What's Up Status under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Grafana Image Renderer and What's Up Status with Docker?

Grafana Image Renderer: yes. What's Up Status: yes.

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