Alternatives to Uptime Kuma
Self-hosted uptime monitoring with status pages
Uptime Kuma ranks #5 of 8 in Uptime monitoring, with an Alt Score of 86. It is licensed under MIT, free and available on Windows, macOS and Linux. 9 of 10 checklist rows are verified against a public source.
Developers, sysadmins, and small teams who want to monitor their own servers, websites, and services without relying on a third-party SaaS uptime tool.
A self-hosted dashboard that monitors HTTP(s), TCP, ping, DNS, Docker containers, and other services at configurable intervals, tracking uptime history and response times. Alerts can be sent through 90+ notification services (Telegram, Discord, Slack, email, Gotify, and more). It also generates public, customizable status pages, and includes multi-user support with 2FA.
You deploy Uptime Kuma yourself (typically via Docker) and add monitors for each service you want tracked, configuring the check type, interval, and notification targets. Uptime Kuma then polls those endpoints continuously, logs status changes and response times, and can publish selected monitors to a public status page.
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Feature comparison
Rows come from the Uptime monitoring checklist (14 rows). Human-verified cells only. ? means the value has not been verified.
| Uptime monitoring checklist | Uptime Kuma | Checkly | Better Stack | UptimeRobot | StatusCake | Gatus |
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Every fact and feature listed for Uptime Kuma is verified against its own pages. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.
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License MIT verified 2026-07-10
MIT License
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Pricing model Free verified 2026-07-10
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
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Platforms Windows, macOS, Linux verified 2026-07-10
✅ Windows 10 (x64), Windows Server 2012 R2 (x64) or higher
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Status active verified 2026-07-10
2026-05-31T00:55:12Z""
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Check interval (free tier) Yes verified 2026-07-10
No tiers (self-hosted); intervals down to 20s.
20-second intervals
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Status pages Yes verified 2026-07-10
Multiple status pages
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SSL expiry alerts Yes verified 2026-07-10
Certificate Expiry Notification": "Certificate Expiry Notification""
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Cron / heartbeat monitoring Yes verified 2026-07-10
'Push' monitor type = heartbeat monitoring.
Monitoring uptime for HTTP(s) / TCP / HTTP(s) Keyword / HTTP(s) Json Query / Websocket / Ping / DNS Record / Push / Steam Game Server / Docker Containers
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Alert channels (Slack, SMS, webhook) Yes verified 2026-07-10
Notifications via Telegram, Discord, Gotify, Slack, Pushover, Email (SMTP), and [90+ notification services, click here for the full list]
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Self-hostable Yes verified 2026-07-10
Uptime Kuma is an easy-to-use self-hosted monitoring tool.
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Incident management Yes verified 2026-07-10
Pinned incidents are shown prominently on the status page": "Pinned incidents are shown prominently on the status page""
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Response-time graphs Yes verified 2026-07-10
Ping chart
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API access Partial verified 2026-07-10
Only an internal, unsupported API; no public REST API.
This documentation describes Uptime Kuma's internal API. This API is primarily designed for the application's own use and is not officially supported for third-party integrations.
https://github.com/louislam/uptime-kuma/wiki/Internal-API
FAQ
Yes. Checkly, Better Stack and UptimeRobot have a free tier or are fully free. Free-tier limits in the comparison table are verified and dated.
Gatus and Healthchecks — every license claim links its source.