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netboot.xyzvsuptime-kuma

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

netboot.xyzuptime-kuma
Score74/10088/100
Rank in category#1 of 11 in Deployment#3 of 104 in Monitoring & observability
GitHub stars12 57593 040
Stars, last 30 days+254+1 246
Stable releases, 12 months519
Latest release3.0.3 · 29 Aug 20262.5.8 · 26 Oct 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
Main languageJinjaJavaScript

Which one should you pick?

uptime-kuma scores 88/100 against 74/100 for netboot.xyz, so it is the safer default.

uptime-kuma ships more often: 19 stable releases in the past year, against 5 for netboot.xyz.

If you want the quickest setup, uptime-kuma is easier to run; netboot.xyz needs more configuration.

uptime-kuma is growing faster right now (+1 246 stars in 30 days).

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