# Healthchecks vs SSH & Web Terminal

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

| | Healthchecks | SSH & Web Terminal |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 73/100 ✓ | 60/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 12 in Uptime Monitoring | #30 of 104 in Home Automation |
| GitHub stars | 10 468 ✓ | 542 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +106 ✓ | +7 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 12 | 19 ✓ |
| Latest release | v5.0.3 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ | v24.2.0 · 23 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | MIT |
| Main language | Python | Shell |

## Which one should you pick?

Healthchecks scores 73/100 against 60/100 for SSH & Web Terminal, so it is the safer default.

SSH & Web Terminal ships more often: 19 stable releases in the past year, against 12 for Healthchecks.

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)
- [SSH & Web Terminal](https://selfhost.directory/project/ssh-web-terminal) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/ssh-web-terminal.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/healthchecks-vs-ssh-web-terminal