Cachet vs Uptime Kuma
Cachet
Open-source status page system
Uptime Kuma
Self-hosted uptime monitoring with beautiful UI
| Feature | Cachet | Uptime Kuma |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Monitoring | Monitoring |
| Sub-category | Status Page | Uptime |
| Maturity | stable | mature |
| Complexity | intermediate | intermediate |
| Performance tier | medium | medium |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | MIT |
| License type | permissive | permissive |
| Pricing | fully free | fully free |
| GitHub stars | 14.0K | 65.0K |
| Contributors | 100 | 300 |
| Commit frequency | weekly | weekly |
| Plugin ecosystem | none | none |
| Docs quality | good | good |
| Backing org | Cachet | Community |
| Funding model | community | community |
| Min RAM | 256 MB | 256 MB |
| Min CPU cores | 1 | 1 |
| Scaling pattern | single_node | single_node |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| K8s native | Yes | Yes |
| Offline capable | No | No |
| Vendor lock-in | none | none |
| Languages | PHP | Node.js |
| API type | REST | REST |
| Protocols | HTTP | HTTP |
| Deployment | docker | docker, binary |
| SDK languages | — | — |
| Team size fit | small, medium, enterprise | small, medium, enterprise |
| First release | 2020 | 2020 |
| Latest version | — | — |
When to use Cachet
- ✓ Primary: public-status-page
- ✓ Primary: incident-communication
- ✓ Primary: component-monitoring
When to use Uptime Kuma
- ✓ Primary: website-monitoring
- ✓ Primary: ssl-certificate-monitoring
- ✓ Primary: service-health-checks
Cachet anti-patterns
- ✕ Development has slowed
- ✕ PHP-based — less modern stack
- ✕ Limited built-in monitoring — needs external checks
Uptime Kuma anti-patterns
- ✕ Single-node only
- ✕ Not for APM or tracing
- ✕ Limited for large-scale monitoring