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gatusvsUptime-Kuma-Web-API

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gatusUptime-Kuma-Web-API
Score76/10039/100
Rank in category#1 of 12 in Uptime Monitoring#12 of 13 in API
GitHub stars12 433282
Stars, last 30 days+279+0
Stable releases, 12 months100
Latest releasev5.38.0 · 28 Oct 2026—
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0—
Main languageGoPython

Which one should you pick?

gatus scores 76/100 against 39/100 for Uptime-Kuma-Web-API, so it is the safer default.

gatus ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Uptime-Kuma-Web-API.

If you want the quickest setup, gatus is easier to run; Uptime-Kuma-Web-API needs more configuration.

gatus is growing faster right now (+279 stars in 30 days).

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