Comprehensive comparison of status page and uptime monitoring platforms to help you choose the right tool for your Linux DevOps environment.
| Feature |
Statping-ng |
Uptime Kuma |
Cachet |
Gatus |
Vigil |
| Language |
Go |
Node.js |
PHP (Laravel) |
Go |
Rust |
| License |
GPL-3.0 |
MIT |
BSD-3 |
Apache-2.0 |
GPL-3.0 |
| Latest Version |
v0.93.0 |
v2.1.1 |
v2.4.1 |
v5.7.0 |
v0.6.2 |
| Docker Image |
~20 MB |
~200 MB |
~500 MB |
~30 MB |
~15 MB |
| Database |
SQLite, PostgreSQL, MySQL |
SQLite, MySQL, PostgreSQL |
PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite |
SQLite, PostgreSQL |
PostgreSQL |
| Web UI |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
❌ (Config-only) |
❌ (Config-only) |
| Native 2FA |
❌ |
✅ |
✅ |
❌ |
❌ |
| Mobile App |
✅ (Compatible) |
❌ |
❌ |
❌ |
❌ |
| Notifications |
15+ |
90+ |
20+ |
30+ |
10+ |
| Config-as-Code |
❌ |
❌ |
❌ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Multi-Tenancy |
❌ |
❌ |
✅ |
❌ |
✅ |
| API |
REST |
REST/GraphQL |
REST |
REST |
REST |
| Prometheus |
✅ |
✅ |
❌ |
✅ |
✅ |
Best for: Most users seeking modern UI and extensive integrations
| Aspect |
Details |
| Repository |
https://github.com/louislam/uptime-kuma |
| Latest Version |
v2.1.1 (February 2026) |
| Docker Image |
louislam/uptime-kuma:2 |
| License |
MIT |
| Language |
Node.js |
- 90+ Notification Providers — Slack, Discord, Telegram, Teams, PagerDuty, webhooks
- Modern UI — Beautiful, responsive interface
- Multi-Monitor Types — HTTP, TCP, Ping, DNS, Push, Steam, Docker containers
- Native 2FA — Built-in two-factor authentication
- Status Pages — Multiple public status pages
- Proxy Support — HTTP/HTTPS proxy for monitors
- Certificates — SSL/TLS certificate expiry monitoring
- Maintenance Mode — Scheduled maintenance windows
- ✅ Extensive notification integrations
- ✅ Modern, polished UI
- ✅ Active development (frequent releases)
- ✅ Large community (70,000+ GitHub stars)
- ✅ Easy Docker deployment
- ✅ Built-in 2FA and SSO options
- ✅ Multi-language support (50+ languages)
- ❌ Higher resource usage (~200MB image, more RAM)
- ❌ SQLite default (external DB requires configuration)
- ❌ No native multi-tenancy
- Teams wanting extensive notification options
- Users prioritizing modern UI/UX
- Home labs and small-to-medium businesses
- Those needing 1-second monitoring intervals
See: Uptime Kuma
Best for: Enterprise deployments needing multi-tenancy and advanced features
| Aspect |
Details |
| Repository |
https://github.com/cachethq/cachet |
| Latest Version |
v2.4.1 (Stable, November 2023) |
| Docker Image |
cachethq/docker:2.4.1 |
| License |
BSD-3 |
| Language |
PHP (Laravel) |
- Component Management — Hierarchical component groups
- Incident Templates — Predefined incident message templates
- Scheduled Maintenance — Maintenance windows with notifications
- Metrics & Graphs — Custom metrics with visualization
- Subscribers — Email notifications for subscribers
- Multi-Tenancy — Support for multiple status pages (v3.x)
- API-First — Comprehensive REST API v2
- Localization — Multi-language support
- ✅ Mature, enterprise-ready platform
- ✅ Advanced incident management
- ✅ Subscriber management
- ✅ Custom metrics and graphs
- ✅ Multi-tenancy support (v3.x)
- ✅ Strong API documentation
- ✅ Professional UI out-of-the-box
- ❌ Heavier resource requirements (PHP + database)
- ❌ Complex setup compared to Go alternatives
- ❌ v3.x still in development (v2.4.1 is stable)
- ❌ Slower release cycle
- Enterprise deployments
- Organizations needing multi-tenancy
- Teams requiring subscriber management
- Complex incident workflows
See: Cachet
Best for: Developers preferring configuration-as-code and GitOps workflows
| Aspect |
Details |
| Repository |
https://github.com/TwiN/gatus |
| Latest Version |
v5.7.0 (2025) |
| Docker Image |
twinproduction/gatus:latest |
| License |
Apache-2.0 |
| Language |
Go |
- Configuration-as-Code — YAML/JSON configuration files
- GitOps-Friendly — Version-controlled configurations
- No Web UI — Purely configuration-driven
- Extensive Conditions — Complex health check conditions
- Alerting — Discord, Slack, Teams, PagerDuty, webhooks
- Metrics — Prometheus, Grafana dashboards
- Multi-Endpoint — Monitor multiple endpoints per service
- Badge Generation — Status badges for READMEs
- ✅ Lightweight (~30MB image)
- ✅ GitOps-friendly (config in Git)
- ✅ No database required (SQLite optional)
- ✅ Extensive monitoring conditions
- ✅ Badge generation for documentation
- ✅ Active development
- ✅ Good for CI/CD integration
- ❌ No web UI (configuration files only)
- ❌ Steeper learning curve
- ❌ No incident timeline UI
- ❌ Limited subscriber features
- DevOps teams using GitOps
- Infrastructure-as-code practitioners
- CI/CD pipeline integration
- Teams comfortable with YAML/JSON configs
Best for: High-performance, minimal resource deployments
| Aspect |
Details |
| Repository |
https://github.com/valeriansaliou/vigil |
| Latest Version |
v0.6.2 |
| Docker Image |
valeriansaliou/vigil:latest |
| License |
GPL-3.0 |
| Language |
Rust |
- Rust-Powered — High performance, low memory
- Microservices Status — Service dependency mapping
- Configuration-as-Code — TOML configuration
- Webhook Alerts — Slack, custom webhooks
- Prometheus Metrics — Native metrics export
- Multi-Tenancy — Support for multiple projects
- Lightweight — ~15MB binary
- ✅ Extremely lightweight (~15MB)
- ✅ High performance (Rust)
- ✅ Low memory footprint
- ✅ Multi-tenancy support
- ✅ Service dependency mapping
- ✅ Prometheus integration
- ❌ Smaller community
- ❌ Limited notification providers
- ❌ No web UI for configuration
- ❌ Less active development
- Resource-constrained environments
- Rust enthusiasts
- Simple status page requirements
- Multi-tenant deployments
Best for: Network connectivity monitoring (not a full status page platform)
| Aspect |
Details |
| Repository |
https://github.com/m1/netcheck (Rust) |
| Latest Version |
v0.0.1 |
| Docker Image |
ghcr.io/m1/netcheck:latest |
| License |
MIT |
| Language |
Rust / Shell |
- Network Connectivity — ISP connectivity monitoring
- Prometheus Metrics — Export for Grafana
- Kubernetes-Native — Helm charts available
- Lightweight — Minimal resource usage
- Shell Variant — Simple script-based monitoring
Note: Netcheck is primarily a network connectivity monitor, not a full status page platform. It’s best used alongside other monitoring tools.
See: Netcheck
| Monitor Type |
Statping-ng |
Uptime Kuma |
Cachet |
Gatus |
Vigil |
| HTTP/HTTPS |
✅ |
✅ |
❌ |
✅ |
✅ |
| TCP |
✅ |
✅ |
❌ |
✅ |
✅ |
| UDP |
✅ |
✅ |
❌ |
✅ |
❌ |
| ICMP/Ping |
✅ |
✅ |
❌ |
✅ |
✅ |
| DNS |
✅ |
✅ |
❌ |
✅ |
❌ |
| Docker |
❌ |
✅ |
❌ |
✅ |
❌ |
| Push |
❌ |
✅ |
❌ |
✅ |
❌ |
| Custom |
⚠️ (Webhooks) |
✅ |
❌ |
✅ |
⚠️ |
| Provider |
Statping-ng |
Uptime Kuma |
Cachet |
Gatus |
Vigil |
| Email/SMTP |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
❌ |
| Slack |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Discord |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
❌ |
| Telegram |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
❌ |
| Teams |
❌ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
❌ |
| Twilio/SMS |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
❌ |
❌ |
| PagerDuty |
❌ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
❌ |
| Webhooks |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Mattermost |
✅ |
✅ |
❌ |
✅ |
❌ |
| Gotify |
❌ |
✅ |
❌ |
✅ |
❌ |
| Pushover |
✅ |
✅ |
❌ |
✅ |
❌ |
| Feature |
Statping-ng |
Uptime Kuma |
Cachet |
Gatus |
Vigil |
| Native 2FA |
❌ |
✅ |
✅ |
❌ |
❌ |
| SSO/OAuth |
❌ |
⚠️ (via proxy) |
✅ |
❌ |
❌ |
| Container Hardening |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Network Isolation |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Audit Logging |
⚠️ (Basic) |
✅ |
✅ |
⚠️ (Basic) |
⚠️ (Basic) |
| Docker Secrets |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
| Aspect |
Statping-ng |
Uptime Kuma |
Cachet |
Gatus |
Vigil |
| Image Size |
~20 MB |
~200 MB |
~500 MB |
~30 MB |
~15 MB |
| RAM Usage |
~100 MB |
~200 MB |
~500 MB |
~50 MB |
~30 MB |
| Database |
SQLite/Postgres/MySQL |
SQLite/MySQL/Postgres |
Postgres/MySQL/SQLite |
SQLite/Postgres |
Postgres |
| Setup Complexity |
Low |
Low |
Medium |
Medium |
Medium |
| Config Method |
Web UI |
Web UI |
Web UI |
YAML/JSON |
TOML |
| Tool |
Self-Hosted |
Cloud/Hosted |
Enterprise |
| Statping-ng |
Free (GPL-3.0) |
N/A |
N/A |
| Uptime Kuma |
Free (MIT) |
N/A |
N/A |
| Cachet |
Free (BSD-3) |
Cachet Cloud (paid) |
Enterprise support |
| Gatus |
Free (Apache-2.0) |
N/A |
N/A |
| Vigil |
Free (GPL-3.0) |
N/A |
N/A |
| Statuspage.io |
N/A |
$9-$499/month |
Custom |
| Atlassian Statuspage |
N/A |
$9-$499/month |
Custom |
- ✅ Migrating from original Statping
- ✅ Need lightweight deployment (~20MB)
- ✅ Mobile app compatibility required
- ✅ Simple status page with basic monitoring
- ✅ Prefer stability over new features
- ✅ Want modern, polished UI
- ✅ Need extensive notification providers (90+)
- ✅ Require native 2FA
- ✅ Want 1-second monitoring intervals
- ✅ Need SSL certificate monitoring
- ✅ Enterprise deployment required
- ✅ Multi-tenancy needed
- ✅ Subscriber management essential
- ✅ Advanced incident workflows
- ✅ Professional support desired
- ✅ GitOps workflow preferred
- ✅ Configuration-as-code required
- ✅ No web UI needed
- ✅ CI/CD integration important
- ✅ Badge generation for docs
- ✅ Minimal resource usage critical
- ✅ Rust performance needed
- ✅ Multi-tenancy required
- ✅ Simple status page sufficient
- ✅ Service dependency mapping needed
# Direct drop-in replacement
# 1. Backup existing data
docker cp statping:/app /backup/statping_data
# 2. Stop original container
docker stop statping
# 3. Replace with statping-ng
docker run -d \
--name statping-ng \
-v /backup/statping_data:/app \
adamboutcher/statping-ng:latest
⚠️ Note: No direct migration path. Manual recreation required:
- Export monitor list from Uptime Kuma
- Recreate services in Statping-ng
- Reconfigure notifications
- Update DNS/bookmarks
⚠️ Note: Different data models. Manual migration:
- Export components and incidents
- Recreate in Statping-ng admin UI
- Update subscriber lists manually
| Metric |
Statping-ng |
Uptime Kuma |
Cachet |
Gatus |
Vigil |
| GitHub Stars |
~1,900 |
~70,000 |
~14,000 |
~10,000 |
~2,500 |
| Docker Pulls |
~100K |
~100M+ |
~10M+ |
~5M+ |
~500K |
| Active Issues |
Low |
Medium |
Low |
Medium |
Low |
| Release Frequency |
Low |
High |
Low |
Medium |
Low |
| Community Size |
Small |
Large |
Medium |
Medium |
Small |
| Tool |
Best For |
Complexity |
Resources |
Active Dev |
| Statping-ng |
Statping migrants, simple setups |
Low |
Low |
⚠️ Low |
| Uptime Kuma |
Most users, modern features |
Low |
Medium |
✅ High |
| Cachet |
Enterprise, multi-tenancy |
Medium |
High |
⚠️ Low |
| Gatus |
GitOps, config-as-code |
Medium |
Low |
✅ High |
| Vigil |
Minimal resources, Rust |
Medium |
Very Low |
⚠️ Low |
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