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Uptime Kuma

★ 68k

Self-hosted uptime monitor with status pages, 90+ notification channels, and a slick dashboard

Uptime Kuma does the job of Pingdom and UptimeRobot, self-hosted. It is MIT-licensed, so you can do essentially what you like with it, and it installs in about one command. Pingdom bills $10-70 for it. 68k stars on GitHub.

Open-source replacement for Pingdom, UptimeRobot.

Licence
MIT
Self-hosting
Easy
The paid one costs
$10-70
GitHub stars
68k
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Is it actually a replacement?

We have written a verdict on what it replaces — what you lose, and why people still pay:

How Uptime Kuma runs

Where it runs

Uptime Kuma runs on your server.

What setup takes

not verified by us yet — check the repo README.

Uptime Kuma questions

Is Uptime Kuma open source?

Yes — it is released under MIT.

Can Uptime Kuma replace Pingdom?

Our verdict on Pingdom is YES. Uptime Kuma (87k stars), Grafana (65k stars), Gatus (12k stars) are mature open-source replacements for Pingdom — self-host with docker and stop paying $15/mo.

Can I self-host Uptime Kuma?

Yes — we rate it easy to self-host, and it runs on your server.

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