Oncall vs Sensu Go
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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Oncall
Calendar-based on-call scheduling and team management
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Sensu Go
Monitoring as code pipeline for cloud and bare metal
| Feature | Oncall | Sensu Go |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Monitoring & Status | Monitoring & Status |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | MIT |
| Language | Python | Go |
| Setup difficulty | Medium | Medium |
| Min. RAM | 256 MB | 512 MB |
| Deployment | docker, bare-metal | docker, kubernetes, binary |
| GitHub stars | ★ 1,256 | ★ 1,108 |
| First released | 2017 | 2018 |
| Replaces | PagerDuty | Datadog, PagerDuty |
Why pick each one
Frequently asked questions
Is Oncall or Sensu Go better?
Neither is universally better. Oncall has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.
Are Oncall and Sensu Go free and open-source?
Yes. Oncall is licensed under BSD-2-Clause and Sensu Go under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Oncall and Sensu Go with Docker?
Oncall: yes. Sensu Go: yes.