CheckupvsHealthchecks
Two self-hosted Uptime Monitoring projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Checkup | Healthchecks | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 54/100 | 73/100 |
| Rank in category | #9 of 12 in Uptime Monitoring | #2 of 12 in Uptime Monitoring |
| GitHub stars | 3 461 | 10 465 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +107 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 12 |
| Latest release | — | v5.0.3 · 27 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | MIT | BSD-3-Clause |
| Main language | Go | Python |
Which one should you pick?
Healthchecks scores 73/100 against 54/100 for Checkup, so it is the safer default.
Healthchecks ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Checkup.
Healthchecks is growing faster right now (+107 stars in 30 days).
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