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Checkmate vs Gatus
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| Fact | Checkmate | Gatus |
|---|---|---|
| Language | TypeScript | Go |
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Stars | 11k | 12k |
| Latest | v3.12.0 | v5.37.0 |
| Last push | 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-05 |
| Release cadence | about 19 days between releases | about 68 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 15+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 9 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Pingdom. Alternatives to Pingdom →
Full replacementCheckmateUptime, page speed and server checks with alerts, self-hosted.
Full replacementGatusHealth checks declared in YAML, with alerts and a status page.
Both replace Statuspage. Alternatives to Statuspage →
Full replacementCheckmatePublic status pages built from its monitors.
Full replacementGatusA status page built from its own health checks.
Checkmate
- v3.12.02026-09-13Docker monitoring is the headline of this release. Containers are now a monitor type in their own right, with host and…
- v3.11.02026-08-26Outbound proxy support: global and per monitor proxies
- v3.10.02026-07-28Checkmate now ships as a single image: ghcr.io/bluewave-labs/checkmate. The old per service images (checkmate-client, c…
- v3.9.22026-07-07[x] Status pages: public payloads now use a strict allowlist of monitor fields — credentials and internal configuration…
- v3.9.12026-07-03Uptime percentage for monitors — new MongoDB aggregation stage exposes uptime % on individual monitor views and on stat…
Gatus
- v5.37.02026-09-24feat(alerting): allow configuring the topic for Zulip alerts
- v5.36.02026-05-19perf: Add PostgreSQL indexes for ~15x performance improvement
- v5.35.02026-02-20feat(conditions,ui): Add endpoints[].ui.resolve-successful-conditions
- v5.34.02026-01-03Hello users of Gatus.
- v5.33.12025-12-11fix(ui): Do not store config locally on load
Checkmate
✓ signed The latest release, v3.12.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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Gatus
✓ signed The latest release, v5.37.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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