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Self-hosted uptime monitoring with beautiful status pages

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The Bottom Line

Entry price

Free, no paid tier

Biggest pro

Self-hosted uptime monitoring

Biggest con

Requires self-hosting

TL;DR - Uptime Kuma

  • Uptime Kuma is a self-hosted monitoring tool for websites and services
  • It provides uptime monitoring with a beautiful dashboard
  • Completely free and open-source
Pricing: Free forever
Best for: Individuals & startups

What is Uptime Kuma?

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Uptime Kuma monitors uptime with self-hosted simplicity. Beautiful status pages and monitoring-uptime awareness without SaaS. The self-hosting is free. The interface is polished. The features are complete. Users wanting self-hosted uptime monitoring use Uptime Kuma for free monitoring.

Available on: Web

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Self-hosted uptime monitoring
  • Clean UI
  • Many check types
  • Free and open source
  • Easy Docker setup

Cons

  • Requires self-hosting
  • Single instance only
  • Limited scalability
  • No team features
  • Basic compared to paid

Key Features

Uptime monitoringSelf-hostedMultiple notificationsStatus pagesDockerOpen source

Pricing Plans

Open Source

Free

  • Full source code access
  • MIT License license
  • Community support
  • Self-hosted

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Uptime Kuma FAQ

Is Uptime Kuma free?

Uptime Kuma is completely free and open source. You self-host it with no licensing costs or premium tiers.

What is Uptime Kuma?

Uptime Kuma is a self-hosted monitoring tool with a beautiful dashboard. It monitors HTTP, TCP, DNS, and more with notifications to Slack, Discord, and many other services.

Uptime Kuma vs Better Stack?

Uptime Kuma is free and self-hosted giving you full control. Better Stack is managed with more features. Choose Kuma if you're comfortable running your own monitoring.