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Thanos vs Upptime

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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TH Thanos Highly available Prometheus setup with long-term storage VS UP Upptime GitHub-powered uptime monitor and status page
FeatureThanosUpptime
CategoryMonitoring & StatusMonitoring & Status
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
LanguageGoMarkdown
Setup difficultyHardEasy
Min. RAM1,024 MB64 MB
Deploymentdocker, kubernetes, helmone-click, source
GitHub stars★ 14,167★ 17,114
First released20182020
ReplacesDatadog, Grafana CloudStatuspage, Pingdom

Why pick each one

Choose Thanos if…

  • Scales Prometheus to massive deployments
  • Cheap long-term storage
Thanos details

Choose Upptime if…

  • Completely free hosting
  • Zero infrastructure
Upptime details

Frequently asked questions

Is Thanos or Upptime better?

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

Are Thanos and Upptime free and open-source?

Yes. Thanos is licensed under Apache-2.0 and Upptime under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Thanos and Upptime with Docker?

Thanos: yes. Upptime: check the project docs for container support.

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