# Harbor vs Healthchecks

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

| | Harbor | Healthchecks |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 80/100 ✓ | 73/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 12 in Container Registry | #2 of 12 in Uptime Monitoring |
| GitHub stars | 29 634 ✓ | 10 465 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +190 ✓ | +107 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 10 | 12 ✓ |
| Latest release | v2.14.6 · 23 Oct 2026 | v5.0.3 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Apache-2.0 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Main language | Go | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

Harbor scores 80/100 against 73/100 for Healthchecks, so it is the safer default.

Healthchecks ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for Harbor.

## Details

- [Harbor](https://selfhost.directory/project/harbor) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/harbor.md)
- [Healthchecks](https://selfhost.directory/project/healthchecks) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/healthchecks.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/harbor-vs-healthchecks