# gatus vs harness

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

| | gatus | harness |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 76/100 | 80/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #1 of 12 in Uptime Monitoring | #3 of 28 in CI/CD |
| GitHub stars | 12 428 | 38 746 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +283 | +319 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 9 ✓ | 6 |
| Latest release | v5.37.0 · 24 Sept 2026 ✓ | v2.28.2 · 20 Apr 2026 |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Go | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

harness scores 80/100 against 76/100 for gatus, so it is the safer default.

gatus ships more often: 9 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for harness.

## Details

- [gatus](https://selfhost.directory/project/gatus) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/gatus.md)
- [harness](https://selfhost.directory/project/harness) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/harness.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/gatus-vs-harness