HealthchecksvsJSON Crack
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Healthchecks | JSON Crack | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 73/100 | 79/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 12 in Uptime Monitoring | #1 of 7 in Data Visualization |
| GitHub stars | 10 468 | 44 563 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +106 | +117 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 12 | 1 |
| Latest release | v5.0.3 · 27 Oct 2026 | v5.0.0 · 11 Mar 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes | No |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Python | Typescript |
Which one should you pick?
JSON Crack scores 79/100 against 73/100 for Healthchecks, so it is the safer default.
Healthchecks ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for JSON Crack.
If you want the quickest setup, JSON Crack is easier to run; Healthchecks needs more configuration.
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