Gatus
Developer-oriented health dashboard and status page
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Gatus is a free alternative to UptimeRobot.
Gatus provides automated uptime monitoring, health checks, and public status pages for websites and APIs.
- for
- Developers and ops teams needing customizable service monitoring and status pages.
- pricing
- paid · free trial
- license
- Apache-2.0
Key features
- Multi-Protocol Monitoring — Check HTTP/HTTPS, DNS, TCP, UDP, ICMP, TLS, GRPC, WebSocket and more.
- Test Suites — Run sequential endpoint tests sharing context to validate full workflows.
- Smart Alerting — Instant alerts via Slack, Discord, PagerDuty, email and 15+ other platforms.
- Public Status Pages — Automatically update status pages with real-time uptime and incident info.
- Push-Based Monitoring — Use custom agents to push status from private networks or behind firewalls.
- Custom Conditions — Validate JSON responses, SSL certificates, domain expiration and response times.
- Open-Source Core — Built on open-source technology with full source code access.
- API & CI/CD Integration — Expose monitoring data via API and integrate checks into pipelines.
Use cases
- Detect website or API downtime before customers notice.
- Validate multi-step API transactions such as login → token → data fetch.
- Publish a public status page that updates automatically during incidents.
- Monitor internal services behind firewalls using push-based agents.
- Integrate uptime checks into CI/CD pipelines for pre-deployment validation.
Gatus pricing
- Standard$10/month/month1 status page · 30 endpoints per page · 5 conditions per endpoint · 2-minute minimum interval
- Premium$20/month/month2 status pages · 5 test suites · 10 conditions per endpoint · Push-based monitoring
- Business$50/month/month3 status pages · 25 suites · 20 conditions per endpoint · Metrics & SSO
- Enterprise$500/month/month30 status pages · 100 suites · Unlimited conditions · Priority email support
Gatus vs alternatives
 Gatus |  Datadog |  Better Stack |  Uptime Kuma |  UptimeRobot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Customizable uptime monitoring with status pages | Comprehensive observability | Uptime + incident logs | Self-hosted simple monitoring | Basic website uptime |
| Pricing | Paid | Subscription | Subscription | Free | Subscription |
| DevHunt upvotes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Launched | — | — | — | — | — |
- Gatus vs Datadog: Datadog is a full-stack observability platform with built-in metrics and tracing, while Gatus focuses on customizable uptime checks and status pages.
- Gatus vs Better Stack: Better Stack combines uptime monitoring with incident logs and status pages, similar to Gatus but with a different UI and pricing tiers.
- Gatus vs Uptime Kuma: Uptime Kuma is a self-hosted, lightweight monitor without the advanced test suites and push-based agents that Gatus offers.
- Gatus vs UptimeRobot: UptimeRobot provides basic website monitoring and status pages, lacking Gatus’s multi-protocol checks and workflow suites.
Gatus FAQ
What protocols can Gatus monitor?+
Gatus supports HTTP/HTTPS, DNS, TCP, UDP, ICMP, TLS/STARTTLS, SCTP, SSH, GRPC, WebSocket and push-based monitoring.
How are alerts delivered?+
Alerts can be sent to Slack, Discord, PagerDuty, Teams, Telegram, Email and over 15 other platforms, with custom thresholds and escalation rules.
Can I create public status pages?+
Yes, Gatus automatically updates public status pages with real-time uptime, incident reports and maintenance announcements.
Is there a free trial?+
All plans include a 7-day free trial with no credit card required.
Does Gatus support monitoring of private services?+
Yes, using push-based agents you can monitor services inside private networks without exposing them publicly.
Is the core of Gatus open source?+
Gatus is built on open-source technology and the source code is publicly available for contribution.
Summarized by DevHunt from gatus.io · Oct 7, 2026. Details may change; check the official site.
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