Uptime Kuma vs Cstate

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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FeatureUptime KumaCstate
CategoryMonitoring & StatusMonitoring & Status
LicenseMITMIT
LanguageJavaScriptHTML
Setup difficultyEasyEasy
Min. RAM256 MB32 MB
Deploymentdockerone-click, source
GitHub stars★ 89,960★ 2,894
First released20212018
ReplacesPingdom, UptimeRobotStatuspage

Why pick each one

Choose Uptime Kuma if…

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

Choose Cstate if…

  • No backend needed
  • Cheap to host
Cstate details

Frequently asked questions

Is Uptime Kuma or Cstate better?

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

Are Uptime Kuma and Cstate free and open-source?

Yes. Uptime Kuma is licensed under MIT and Cstate under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Uptime Kuma and Cstate with Docker?

Uptime Kuma: yes. Cstate: check the project docs for container support.

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