HealthchecksvsPi-hole
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Healthchecks | Pi-hole | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 73/100 | 87/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 12 in Uptime Monitoring | #1 of 41 in DNS |
| GitHub stars | 10 464 | 61 527 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +106 | +483 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 12 | 7 |
| Latest release | v5.0.3 · 27 Oct 2026 | v6.5 · 17 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | Other |
| Main language | Python | Shell |
Which one should you pick?
Pi-hole scores 87/100 against 73/100 for Healthchecks, so it is the safer default.
Healthchecks ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for Pi-hole.
Pi-hole is growing faster right now (+483 stars in 30 days).
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