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gatusvsPhotoPrism

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

gatusPhotoPrism
Score76/10076/100
Rank in category#1 of 12 in Uptime Monitoring#4 of 142 in Media Management
GitHub stars12 42940 373
Stars, last 30 days+284+140
Stable releases, 12 months107
Latest releasev5.38.0 · 28 Oct 2026261007-65faaae5d · 7 Oct 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseApache-2.0Other
Main languageGoGo

Which one should you pick?

gatus and PhotoPrism score the same (76/100), so the choice comes down to the details below.

gatus ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for PhotoPrism.

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

gatus is growing faster right now (+284 stars in 30 days).

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