harnessvsHealthchecks
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| harness | Healthchecks | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 80/100 | 73/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 28 in CI/CD | #2 of 12 in Uptime Monitoring |
| GitHub stars | 38 746 | 10 465 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +319 | +107 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 6 | 12 |
| Latest release | v2.28.2 · 20 Apr 2026 | v5.0.3 · 27 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Main language | Go | Python |
Which one should you pick?
harness 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 6 for harness.
If you want the quickest setup, harness is easier to run; Healthchecks needs more configuration.
harness is growing faster right now (+319 stars in 30 days).
harness details →Healthchecks details →