Grafana 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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FeatureGrafanaStatup Status
CategoryMonitoring & StatusMonitoring & Status
LicenseAGPL-3.0GPL-3.0
LanguageTypeScriptVue
Setup difficultyMediumEasy
Min. RAM512 MB128 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metal, helmdocker, binary
GitHub stars★ 76,153★ 7,292
First released20142018
ReplacesDatadogStatusPage, UptimeRobot

Why pick each one

Choose Grafana if…

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

Choose Statup Status if…

  • Easy to deploy
  • Attractive status page
Statup Status details

Frequently asked questions

Is Grafana or Statup Status better?

Neither is universally better. Grafana 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 and Statup Status free and open-source?

Yes. Grafana 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 and Statup Status with Docker?

Grafana: yes. Statup Status: yes.

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