Homer vs Uptime Kuma

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted apps from related categories — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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FeatureHomerUptime Kuma
CategoryDashboards & StartpagesMonitoring & Status
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
LanguageVueJavaScript
Setup difficultyEasyEasy
Min. RAM64 MB256 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metaldocker
GitHub stars★ 11,537★ 89,960
First released20192021
ReplacesHeimdallPingdom, UptimeRobot

Why pick each one

Choose Homer if…

  • Extremely lightweight
  • Trivial to host
  • Fast
Homer details

Choose Uptime Kuma if…

  • Very easy to use
  • Great notifications
  • Lightweight
Uptime Kuma details

Frequently asked questions

Is Homer or Uptime Kuma better?

Neither is universally better. Uptime Kuma has the larger community; both share a easy setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Homer and Uptime Kuma free and open-source?

Yes. Homer is licensed under Apache-2.0 and Uptime Kuma under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Homer and Uptime Kuma with Docker?

Homer: yes. Uptime Kuma: yes.

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