# Checkup vs Healthchecks

> Two self-hosted [Uptime Monitoring projects](https://selfhost.directory/uptime-monitoring), 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).

## Details

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

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