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Percona Monitoring and Management 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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PE Percona Monitoring and Management Database performance monitoring for MySQL, PostgreSQL and MongoDB VS UP Uptime Kuma Easy self-hosted uptime monitoring tool
FeaturePercona Monitoring and ManagementUptime Kuma
CategoryMonitoring & StatusMonitoring & Status
LicenseAGPL-3.0MIT
LanguageGoJavaScript
Setup difficultyMediumEasy
Min. RAM2,048 MB256 MB
Deploymentdocker, kubernetes, binarydocker
GitHub stars★ 1,080★ 89,960
First released20162021
ReplacesDatadog Database Monitoring, SolarWinds DPAPingdom, UptimeRobot

Why pick each one

Choose Percona Monitoring and Management if…

  • Deep database-level insight
  • All-in-one server image
Percona Monitoring and Management details

Choose Uptime Kuma if…

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

Frequently asked questions

Is Percona Monitoring and Management or Uptime Kuma better?

Uptime Kuma is the stronger all-round pick: it has both the larger community and the simpler easy setup. Consider Percona Monitoring and Management if its specific feature set fits your needs better.

Are Percona Monitoring and Management and Uptime Kuma free and open-source?

Yes. Percona Monitoring and Management is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Uptime Kuma under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Percona Monitoring and Management and Uptime Kuma with Docker?

Percona Monitoring and Management: yes. Uptime Kuma: yes.

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