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Peekaping vs Blackbox Exporter

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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PE Peekaping Self-hosted uptime monitoring and status page service VS BL Blackbox Exporter Probes endpoints over HTTP, TCP, DNS, and ICMP
FeaturePeekapingBlackbox Exporter
CategoryMonitoring & StatusMonitoring & Status
LicenseMITApache-2.0
LanguageGoGo
Setup difficultyEasyEasy
Min. RAM128 MB32 MB
Deploymentdockerdocker, kubernetes, binary
GitHub stars★ 1,169★ 5,818
First released20242016
ReplacesPingdom, Better UptimePingdom

Why pick each one

Choose Peekaping if…

  • Lightweight Go backend
  • Clean interface
Peekaping details

Choose Blackbox Exporter if…

  • Simple uptime monitoring
  • Tiny footprint
Blackbox Exporter details

Frequently asked questions

Is Peekaping or Blackbox Exporter better?

Neither is universally better. Blackbox Exporter has the larger community; both share a easy setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Peekaping and Blackbox Exporter free and open-source?

Yes. Peekaping is licensed under MIT and Blackbox Exporter under Apache-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Peekaping and Blackbox Exporter with Docker?

Peekaping: yes. Blackbox Exporter: yes.

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