Statping-ng vs Grafana Loki

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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FeatureStatping-ngGrafana Loki
CategoryMonitoring & StatusMonitoring & Status
LicenseGPL-3.0AGPL-3.0
LanguageGoGo
Setup difficultyEasyMedium
Min. RAM128 MB512 MB
Deploymentdocker, binarydocker, kubernetes, helm
GitHub stars★ 1,986★ 28,687
First released20182018
ReplacesUptimeRobot, PingdomSplunk, Datadog Logs

Why pick each one

Choose Statping-ng if…

  • Nice status pages
  • Single binary
  • Easy to host
Statping-ng details

Choose Grafana Loki if…

  • Cheap to run compared to full-text indexers
  • Familiar Prometheus-style labels
Grafana Loki details

Frequently asked questions

Is Statping-ng or Grafana Loki better?

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

Are Statping-ng and Grafana Loki free and open-source?

Yes. Statping-ng is licensed under GPL-3.0 and Grafana Loki under AGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Statping-ng and Grafana Loki with Docker?

Statping-ng: yes. Grafana Loki: yes.

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