# gatus vs Sunshine

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

| | gatus | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 76/100 | 84/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #1 of 12 in Uptime Monitoring | #2 of 22 in Remote Desktop |
| GitHub stars | 12 429 | 42 735 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +284 | +1 259 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 9 | 85 ✓ |
| Latest release | v5.37.0 · 24 Sept 2026 | v2026.1028.25602 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Go | C |

## Which one should you pick?

Sunshine scores 84/100 against 76/100 for gatus, so it is the safer default.

Sunshine ships more often: 85 stable releases in the past year, against 9 for gatus.

Sunshine is growing faster right now (+1 259 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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