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Gatus vs Upptime
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| Fact | Gatus | Upptime |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Go | Markdown |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Stars | 12k | 17k |
| Latest | v5.37.0 | v2.0.0 |
| Last push | 2026-10-05 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | about 68 days between releases | about 1 day between releases |
| Active contributors | 9 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 1+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Pingdom. Alternatives to Pingdom →
Full replacementGatusHealth checks declared in YAML, with alerts and a status page.
PartialUpptimeChecks run from GitHub Actions every five minutes, with issues opened on downtime.
Both replace Statuspage. Alternatives to Statuspage →
Full replacementGatusA status page built from its own health checks.
Full replacementUpptimePublishes a status page to GitHub Pages.
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
Upptime
- v2.0.02020-10-13This release removes all code from this template and instead relies upon external packages:
- v1.13.12020-08-10e7a3041 Use service-worker-index.html for 404
- v1.13.02020-08-10aafe039 Support for GitHub SPA with 404.html
- v1.12.32020-08-10ff3f33d Fix uptime summary calculation
- v1.12.22020-08-10fb7991a Move heading above
Gatus
✓ signed The latest release, v5.37.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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Upptime
✓ signed The latest release, v2.0.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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