# Healthchecks vs Kokoro FastAPI

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

| | Healthchecks | Kokoro FastAPI |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 73/100 ✓ | 69/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 12 in Uptime Monitoring | #4 of 9 in Text to Speech |
| GitHub stars | 10 471 ✓ | 5 612 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +109 | +135 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 12 | 14 ✓ |
| Latest release | v5.0.3 · 27 Oct 2026 | v0.9.1 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Python | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

Healthchecks scores 73/100 against 69/100 for Kokoro FastAPI, so it is the safer default.

Kokoro FastAPI ships more often: 14 stable releases in the past year, against 12 for Healthchecks.

If you want the quickest setup, Kokoro FastAPI is easier to run; Healthchecks needs more configuration.

## Details

- [Healthchecks](https://selfhost.directory/project/healthchecks) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/healthchecks.md)
- [Kokoro FastAPI](https://selfhost.directory/project/kokoro-fastapi) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/kokoro-fastapi.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/healthchecks-vs-kokoro-fastapi