HealthchecksvsTailGuard
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Healthchecks | TailGuard | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 73/100 | 48/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 12 in Uptime Monitoring | #37 of 56 in VPN |
| GitHub stars | 10 471 | 611 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +109 | +0 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 12 | 10 |
| Latest release | v5.0.3 · 27 Oct 2026 | v1.104.2 · 21 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | MIT |
| Main language | Python | Shell |
Which one should you pick?
Healthchecks scores 73/100 against 48/100 for TailGuard, so it is the safer default.
Healthchecks ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for TailGuard.
Healthchecks is growing faster right now (+109 stars in 30 days).
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