# tesserae vs Upptime

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

| | tesserae | Upptime |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 51/100 | 69/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #14 of 44 in Dashboard | #3 of 12 in Uptime Monitoring |
| GitHub stars | 984 | 17 187 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +2 | +3 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 78 ✓ | 0 |
| Latest release | v0.480.0 · 26 Oct 2026 | — |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Python | Markdown |

## Which one should you pick?

Upptime scores 69/100 against 51/100 for tesserae, so it is the safer default.

tesserae ships more often: 78 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Upptime.

If you want the quickest setup, Upptime is easier to run; tesserae needs more configuration.

## Details

- [tesserae](https://selfhost.directory/project/tesserae) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/tesserae.md)
- [Upptime](https://selfhost.directory/project/upptime) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/upptime.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/tesserae-vs-upptime