# Healthchecks vs prom-alertmanager

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

| | Healthchecks | prom-alertmanager |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 73/100 | 73/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 12 in Uptime Monitoring | #14 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 10 464 ✓ | 8 676 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +106 ✓ | +49 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 12 ✓ | 11 |
| Latest release | v5.0.3 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ | v0.34.1 · 17 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Python | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Healthchecks and prom-alertmanager score the same (73/100), so the choice comes down to the details below.

Healthchecks ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 11 for prom-alertmanager.

Healthchecks is growing faster right now (+106 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/healthchecks-vs-prom-alertmanager