# prom-alertmanager vs web-check

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

| | prom-alertmanager | web-check |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 73/100 | 81/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #14 of 104 in Monitoring & observability | #1 of 3 in OSINT |
| GitHub stars | 8 677 | 35 285 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +50 | +374 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 11 ✓ | 3 |
| Latest release | v0.34.1 · 17 Sept 2026 | 2.3.0 · 2 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Go | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

web-check scores 81/100 against 73/100 for prom-alertmanager, so it is the safer default.

prom-alertmanager ships more often: 11 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for web-check.

If you want the quickest setup, web-check is easier to run; prom-alertmanager needs more configuration.

web-check is growing faster right now (+374 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [prom-alertmanager](https://selfhost.directory/project/prom-alertmanager) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/prom-alertmanager.md)
- [web-check](https://selfhost.directory/project/web-check) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/web-check.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/prom-alertmanager-vs-web-check