checkmatevsHealthchecks
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| checkmate | Healthchecks | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 72/100 | 73/100 |
| Rank in category | #15 of 104 in Monitoring & observability | #2 of 12 in Uptime Monitoring |
| GitHub stars | 11 005 | 10 466 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +122 | +108 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 15 | 12 |
| Latest release | v3.13.1 · 22 Oct 2026 | v5.0.3 · 27 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Main language | Typescript | Python |
Which one should you pick?
Healthchecks scores 73/100 against 72/100 for checkmate, so it is the safer default.
checkmate ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 12 for Healthchecks.
If you want the quickest setup, checkmate is easier to run; Healthchecks needs more configuration.
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