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Karma vs Oncall

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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KA Karma Alert dashboard for Prometheus Alertmanager VS ON Oncall Calendar-based on-call scheduling and team management
FeatureKarmaOncall
CategoryMonitoring & StatusMonitoring & Status
LicenseApache-2.0BSD-2-Clause
LanguageTypeScriptPython
Setup difficultyEasyMedium
Min. RAM64 MB256 MB
Deploymentdocker, binarydocker, bare-metal
GitHub stars★ 2,674★ 1,256
First released20172017
ReplacesPagerDutyPagerDuty

Why pick each one

Choose Karma if…

  • Clear at-a-glance overview
  • Lightweight
Karma details

Choose Oncall if…

  • Simple scheduling model
  • Battle-tested at LinkedIn
Oncall details

Frequently asked questions

Is Karma or Oncall better?

Karma is the stronger all-round pick: it has both the larger community and the simpler easy setup. Consider Oncall if its specific feature set fits your needs better.

Are Karma and Oncall free and open-source?

Yes. Karma is licensed under Apache-2.0 and Oncall under BSD-2-Clause. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Karma and Oncall with Docker?

Karma: yes. Oncall: yes.

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