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PHP Server Monitor vs Statping

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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PH PHP Server Monitor Simple PHP tool for monitoring servers and websites VS ST Statping Status page and uptime monitor with a clean UI
FeaturePHP Server MonitorStatping
Deploy effortUnder-an-hour setupUnder-an-hour setup
Health score19 · At risk23 · At risk
CategoryMonitoring & StatusMonitoring & Status
LicenseGPL-3.0GPL-3.0
LanguagePHPVue
Setup difficultyEasyEasy
Min. RAM128 MB128 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metaldocker, binary
GitHub stars★ 2,188★ 7,292
First released20102018
ReplacesPingdom, UptimeRobotStatusPage, UptimeRobot

What are PHP Server Monitor and Statping?

PHP Server Monitor

PHP Server Monitor is a lightweight script that checks whether websites and servers are up and sends notifications by email, SMS, or messaging services when they go down. It runs on common LAMP hosting.

  • Website and port checks
  • Email and SMS alerts
  • Uptime history
  • Runs on shared hosting

Read the full PHP Server Monitor guide →

Statping

Statping is a status page and uptime monitoring server written in Go with a Vue frontend. It checks HTTP and TCP services on a schedule, records latency history, sends notifications, and ships as a single binary or Docker image. The original repo is no longer actively developed.

  • HTTP and TCP checks
  • Public status page
  • Single binary
  • Notification integrations

Read the full Statping guide →

PHP Server Monitor vs Statping: key differences

PHP Server Monitor is written in PHP, while Statping is built with Vue. PHP Server Monitor is the more established project (first released 2010), while Statping arrived in 2018. Statping has the considerably larger community, at 7,292 GitHub stars versus 2,188.

Why pick each one

Choose PHP Server Monitor if…

  • Very easy to deploy
  • Low resource use

Watch out for

  • Basic feature set
  • Limited graphing
PHP Server Monitor details

Choose Statping if…

  • Easy to deploy
  • Attractive status page

Watch out for

  • Original project less active
  • Limited advanced checks
Statping details

Frequently asked questions

Is PHP Server Monitor or Statping better?

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

Are PHP Server Monitor and Statping free and open-source?

Yes. PHP Server Monitor is licensed under GPL-3.0 and Statping under GPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run PHP Server Monitor and Statping with Docker?

PHP Server Monitor: yes. Statping: yes.

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