# polar vs uptime-kuma

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

| | polar | uptime-kuma |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 71/100 | 88/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #1 of 13 in Billing | #3 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 10 437 | 93 060 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +158 | +1 266 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 1 | 19 ✓ |
| Latest release | @polar-sh/cli@3.0.0 · 16 Oct 2026 | 2.5.8 · 26 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Advanced | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Python | JavaScript |

## Which one should you pick?

uptime-kuma scores 88/100 against 71/100 for polar, so it is the safer default.

uptime-kuma ships more often: 19 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for polar.

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

uptime-kuma is growing faster right now (+1 266 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [polar](https://selfhost.directory/project/polar) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/polar.md)
- [uptime-kuma](https://selfhost.directory/project/uptime-kuma) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/uptime-kuma.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/polar-vs-uptime-kuma