Gatus vs Status.io
Gatus and Status.io are both status page software. Gatus is open source under Apache-2.0, with 12k GitHub stars. Status.io is a commercial product from Status.io.
Which to pick
- Pick Gatus when
- Developers want uptime checks defined as config in Git, with assertions on response content and timing.
- Pick Status.io when
- You need a hosted status page with many notification options at a mid-range price.
Side by side
A health dashboard and status page that checks endpoints against conditions defined in YAML, with alerting and incident announcements.
Hosted status pages with incident and maintenance communication, multiple notification channels and system metrics.
Configuration lives in files, with no UI for adding monitors, which suits engineers more than operators.
It is a small vendor with a dated interface.
Production-ready (both)
Self-hosted server
Cloud service
Go, Vue, PostgreSQL and SQLite
Not published
Open source, Apache-2.0 (permissive)
Closed source, sold by Status.io
You can build it into a product you sell, as long as you keep its copyright notice.
Closed source: you use it under the maker's terms and cannot change or resell the code.
12k GitHub stars
No Wikipedia article of its own
Established: started 7 years ago, latest release v5.38.0.
Not known
Other comparisons
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Both sides were judged on 2026-11-03 from makers' descriptions, Wikipedia, READMEs and GitHub data. License, age and popularity lines are worked out directly.