# checkmate vs Pulumi

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | checkmate | Pulumi |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 72/100 | 78/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #15 of 104 in Monitoring & observability | #1 of 3 in Infrastructure |
| GitHub stars | 11 000 | 25 825 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +117 ✓ | +26 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 15 ✓ | 5 |
| Latest release | v3.13.1 · 22 Oct 2026 | v3.272.0 · 22 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Pulumi scores 78/100 against 72/100 for checkmate, so it is the safer default.

checkmate ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 5 for Pulumi.

If you want the quickest setup, checkmate is easier to run; Pulumi needs more configuration.

checkmate is growing faster right now (+117 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [checkmate](https://selfhost.directory/project/checkmate) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/checkmate.md)
- [Pulumi](https://selfhost.directory/project/pulumi) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/pulumi.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/checkmate-vs-pulumi