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NGINX Prometheus Exporter vs Uptime Kuma

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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NG NGINX Prometheus Exporter Official Prometheus exporter for NGINX and NGINX Plus VS UP Uptime Kuma Easy self-hosted uptime monitoring tool
FeatureNGINX Prometheus ExporterUptime Kuma
CategoryMonitoring & StatusMonitoring & Status
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
LanguageGoJavaScript
Setup difficultyEasyEasy
Min. RAM64 MB256 MB
Deploymentdocker, binary, kubernetesdocker
GitHub stars★ 2,008★ 89,960
First released20182021
ReplacesDatadog NGINX, New Relic NGINXPingdom, UptimeRobot

Why pick each one

Choose NGINX Prometheus Exporter if…

  • Maintained by NGINX team
  • Trivial to deploy
NGINX Prometheus Exporter details

Choose Uptime Kuma if…

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

Frequently asked questions

Is NGINX Prometheus Exporter 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 NGINX Prometheus Exporter and Uptime Kuma free and open-source?

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

Can I run NGINX Prometheus Exporter and Uptime Kuma with Docker?

NGINX Prometheus Exporter: yes. Uptime Kuma: yes.

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