What's Up Status vs Apache SkyWalking

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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FeatureWhat's Up StatusApache SkyWalking
CategoryDashboards & StartpagesMonitoring & Status
LicenseMITApache-2.0
LanguageTypeScriptJava
Setup difficultyEasyHard
Min. RAM64 MB2,048 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metaldocker, kubernetes, helm
GitHub stars★ 34,425★ 24,915
First released20212015
ReplacesHeimdallNew Relic, Datadog

Why pick each one

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

Choose Apache SkyWalking if…

  • Full observability suite
  • Strong Apache governance
Apache SkyWalking details

Frequently asked questions

Is What's Up Status or Apache SkyWalking better?

What's Up Status is the stronger all-round pick: it has both the larger community and the simpler easy setup. Consider Apache SkyWalking if its specific feature set fits your needs better.

Are What's Up Status and Apache SkyWalking free and open-source?

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

Can I run What's Up Status and Apache SkyWalking with Docker?

What's Up Status: yes. Apache SkyWalking: yes.

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