Uptrack vs Gatus
Gatus is an open-source health dashboard written in Go and configured in YAML, which suits GitOps workflows. Uptrack is a hosted alternative with a web UI, from $3/mo.
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| Feature | Uptrack | Gatus |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Pro from $3/mo | Free and open source (Apache 2.0) |
| Configuration | Web UI, REST API, or CLI | YAML files (no web UI for setup) |
| Infrastructure required | None (hosted) | Your own server or cluster |
| Alert confirmation | 2-5 consecutive failed checks | failure-threshold in YAML (default 3) |
| Check locations | 3 (EU, US, India) | Wherever you deploy it |
| Check types | HTTP, keyword, TCP, ping, DNS, SSL, domain expiry, heartbeat, browser (Playwright) | HTTP, TCP, ICMP, DNS, WebSocket, gRPC, SSH, STARTTLS, TLS, UDP, SCTP |
| Kubernetes | Not applicable (hosted) | Helm chart available |
| GitOps / config in Git | CLI apply/export (YAML) | YAML config in Git (built for this) |
| Status page | Included | Dashboard doubles as status page, plus badges |
| User management | Multi-user with roles | Basic auth or OIDC; no user roles |
Where Uptrack wins
- Configuration — Web UI, REST API, or CLI
- Infrastructure required — None (hosted)
- User management — Multi-user with roles
Where Gatus differs
- —Pricing — Free and open source (Apache 2.0)
- —Alert confirmation — failure-threshold in YAML (default 3)
- —Check locations — Wherever you deploy it
- —Check types — HTTP, TCP, ICMP, DNS, WebSocket, gRPC, SSH, STARTTLS, TLS, UDP, SCTP
- —Kubernetes — Helm chart available
- —GitOps / config in Git — YAML config in Git (built for this)
- —Status page — Dashboard doubles as status page, plus badges
What to weigh: Gatus vs Uptrack
These facts come from the Gatus README and GitHub repository as of October 2026, and from Uptrack's pricing page.
YAML-only configuration
Gatus has no web UI for creating or editing monitors. Every endpoint, condition, and alert lives in YAML. This suits GitOps teams, but people who do not edit config files can view the dashboard and cannot change it.
You run the infrastructure
As with any self-hosted tool, you provision, secure, and update the server or cluster that runs Gatus. If that server goes down, its checks and alerts stop too.
No user roles
Gatus protects its dashboard with basic auth or OIDC, but it has no user accounts or roles. Giving people different access levels needs outside tooling.
What Uptrack does differently
- Web UI for everything: create monitors, manage alerts, and view status without editing config files. Anyone on your team can use it.
- Nothing to host: no servers, containers, or backups to maintain. Uptrack runs on redundant, multi-node infrastructure.
- Alert confirmation with 2-5 consecutive failed checks, checked from 3 regions (EU, US, India).
- Team members with roles and permissions, included in every plan.
- Browser checks: Pro includes 5 Playwright monitors that run flows like login or checkout and save a screenshot at each step.
- REST API and an MCP server, so you can manage monitors from scripts or AI assistants such as Claude.
Uptrack might not be for you
We believe honesty builds more trust than claiming to be the best at everything.
- If you practice GitOps and want monitoring config in version control, Gatus is built for this workflow. Its YAML-first approach is a deliberate design choice.
- If you run Kubernetes and want monitoring deployed in your cluster, Gatus has a Helm chart.
- If you need SSH, STARTTLS, WebSocket, gRPC, UDP, or SCTP checks, Gatus supports these natively. Uptrack doesn't.
- If you want a small single binary you run yourself, Gatus is written in Go and its README describes its footprint as negligibly small.
- If your whole team is technical and comfortable with YAML, Gatus gives you precise control over every condition and threshold.
- If you want free, open-source monitoring, Gatus is licensed under Apache 2.0.
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