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GotifyvsUptime-Kuma-Web-API

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

GotifyUptime-Kuma-Web-API
Score74/10039/100
Rank in category#3 of 19 in Notifications#12 of 13 in API
GitHub stars16 148282
Stars, last 30 days+175+0
Stable releases, 12 months60
Latest releasev3.1.1 · 15 Sept 2026—
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseOther—
Main languageGoPython

Which one should you pick?

Gotify scores 74/100 against 39/100 for Uptime-Kuma-Web-API, so it is the safer default.

Gotify ships more often: 6 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Uptime-Kuma-Web-API.

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

Gotify is growing faster right now (+175 stars in 30 days).

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