# gatus vs JSON Crack

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

| | gatus | JSON Crack |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 76/100 | 79/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #1 of 12 in Uptime Monitoring | #1 of 7 in Data Visualization |
| GitHub stars | 12 434 | 44 563 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +280 ✓ | +117 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 10 ✓ | 1 |
| Latest release | v5.38.0 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ | v5.0.0 · 11 Mar 2026 |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Go | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

JSON Crack scores 79/100 against 76/100 for gatus, so it is the safer default.

gatus ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for JSON Crack.

gatus is growing faster right now (+280 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [gatus](https://selfhost.directory/project/gatus) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/gatus.md)
- [JSON Crack](https://selfhost.directory/project/json-crack) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/json-crack.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/gatus-vs-json-crack