HealthchecksvsRestic
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Healthchecks | Restic | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 73/100 | 82/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 12 in Uptime Monitoring | #1 of 46 in Backup |
| GitHub stars | 10 465 | 36 859 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +107 | +649 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 12 | 2 |
| Latest release | v5.0.3 · 27 Oct 2026 | v0.19.1 · 5 Jul 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | BSD-2-Clause |
| Main language | Python | Go |
Which one should you pick?
Restic scores 82/100 against 73/100 for Healthchecks, so it is the safer default.
Healthchecks ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for Restic.
Restic is growing faster right now (+649 stars in 30 days).
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