# Checkup vs clickhouse

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

| | Checkup | clickhouse |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 54/100 | 87/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #9 of 12 in Uptime Monitoring | #2 of 40 in Database Management |
| GitHub stars | 3 461 | 50 654 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +613 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 180 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | v26.10.2.103-stable · 24 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Go | C |

## Which one should you pick?

clickhouse scores 87/100 against 54/100 for Checkup, so it is the safer default.

clickhouse ships more often: 180 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Checkup.

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

clickhouse is growing faster right now (+613 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Checkup](https://selfhost.directory/project/checkup) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/checkup.md)
- [clickhouse](https://selfhost.directory/project/clickhouse) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/clickhouse.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/checkup-vs-clickhouse