Grafana vs Peekaping

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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FeatureGrafanaPeekaping
CategoryMonitoring & StatusMonitoring & Status
LicenseAGPL-3.0MIT
LanguageTypeScriptGo
Setup difficultyMediumEasy
Min. RAM512 MB128 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metal, helmdocker
GitHub stars★ 76,153★ 1,169
First released20142024
ReplacesDatadogPingdom, Better Uptime

Why pick each one

Choose Grafana if…

  • Beautiful flexible dashboards
  • Broad data source support
  • Strong community
Grafana details

Choose Peekaping if…

  • Lightweight Go backend
  • Clean interface
Peekaping details

Frequently asked questions

Is Grafana or Peekaping better?

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

Are Grafana and Peekaping free and open-source?

Yes. Grafana is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Peekaping under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Grafana and Peekaping with Docker?

Grafana: yes. Peekaping: yes.

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