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Gatus vs Vigil
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Gatus | Vigil |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Go | Rust |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | MPL-2.0 |
| Stars | 12k | 2k |
| Latest | v5.37.0 | v1.29.0 |
| Last push | 2026-10-05 | 2026-05-03 |
| Release cadence | about 68 days between releases | about 31 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 9 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 0 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Statuspage. Alternatives to Statuspage →
Full replacementGatusA status page built from its own health checks.
PartialVigilStatus page driven by its own probes, without incident write-ups for subscribers.
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
Gatus
✓ signed The latest release, v5.37.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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Vigil
✓ signed The latest release, v1.29.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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