Blackbox exportervsnginx-ui
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Blackbox exporter | nginx-ui | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 70/100 | 74/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 51 in Monitoring & observability | #3 of 12 in Web Servers |
| GitHub stars | 5 923 | 11 679 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +17 | +142 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 3 | 37 |
| Latest release | v0.29.1 · 21 Oct 2026 | v2.9.1 · 22 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Go | Go |
Which one should you pick?
nginx-ui scores 74/100 against 70/100 for Blackbox exporter, so it is the safer default.
nginx-ui ships more often: 37 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for Blackbox exporter.
nginx-ui is growing faster right now (+142 stars in 30 days).
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