# Healthchecks vs PufferPanel

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

| | Healthchecks | PufferPanel |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 73/100 ✓ | 63/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 12 in Uptime Monitoring | #15 of 62 in Game Servers |
| GitHub stars | 10 464 ✓ | 1 762 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +106 ✓ | +15 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 12 ✓ | 10 |
| Latest release | v5.0.3 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ | v3.0.9 · 14 Jul 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 scores 73/100 against 63/100 for PufferPanel, so it is the safer default.

Healthchecks ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for PufferPanel.

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)
- [PufferPanel](https://selfhost.directory/project/pufferpanel) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/pufferpanel.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/healthchecks-vs-pufferpanel