# Healthchecks vs TRAWL

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

| | Healthchecks | TRAWL |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 73/100 ✓ | 56/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 12 in Uptime Monitoring | #11 of 16 in Web Scraping |
| GitHub stars | 10 471 ✓ | 1 082 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +109 ✓ | +2 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 12 ✓ | 10 |
| Latest release | v5.0.3 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ | v1.9.3 · 24 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Python | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

Healthchecks scores 73/100 against 56/100 for TRAWL, so it is the safer default.

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

Healthchecks is growing faster right now (+109 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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