checkmatevsMQTTX Web
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| checkmate | MQTTX Web | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 72/100 | 67/100 |
| Rank in category | #15 of 104 in Monitoring & observability | #3 of 10 in IoT |
| GitHub stars | 11 000 | 5 086 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +117 | +22 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 15 | 3 |
| Latest release | v3.13.1 · 22 Oct 2026 | v1.13.2 · 26 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Typescript |
Which one should you pick?
checkmate scores 72/100 against 67/100 for MQTTX Web, so it is the safer default.
checkmate ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for MQTTX Web.
checkmate is growing faster right now (+117 stars in 30 days).
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