vioscaleAI
Comparison

Checkly vs Gatus

On the evidence we track, Checkly leads this comparison with a composite score of 71/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Checkly71
Gatus57
Score
vioscaleAI score
Checkly71 / 100medium · 71%
Gatus57 / 100medium · 50%
Pricing
Free tier
Checkly✓
Gatus✓
Model
Checklyfreemium
Gatusfreemium
Price level
Checklylow
Gatuslow
Starting price
Checkly–
Gatus$10
Transparent
Checkly✓
Gatus✓
Integrations
Count
Checkly9
Gatus5
Security
Certifications
ChecklySOC 2 Type II
Gatus–
Soc2
Checkly✓
Gatus–
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Checkly99.9
Gatus–
Status page
Checkly✓
Gatus✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Checkly6 items
Gatus6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for api monitoring. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Multi region probes
Checkly✓
Gatus-
Private location agent
Checkly✓
Gatus✓
Status page hosting
Checkly✓
Gatus✓
Json schema assertions
Checkly-
Gatus-
Monitoring as code
Checkly✓
Gatus-
Multistep API flows
Checkly✓
Gatus-
Heartbeat deadmans switch
Checkly✓
Gatus-
Self hostable
Checkly✓
Gatus✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Checkly

Leader

Platform for monitoring web applications and APIs using synthetic testing from multiple geographic regions and private network locations. Includes public status page hosting and automated incident alerting.

Independently observed

Gatus

Monitors endpoint health through periodic checks and displays results on customizable public status pages with uptime tracking, incident management, and integration-based alerts.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Checkly

Leader
SubscriptionFree tier

Free tier. Usage-based pricing for check executions, plus add-ons for additional monitors.

  • FreeFree
    • Uptime monitoring
    • API checks
    • Browser checks
    • Status page
    • Email and Slack alerting
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Gatus

from $10/moSubscriptionFree tier7-day trial

From $10/month with 7-day free trial on all plans. Free self-hosting option available.

  • Standard$10/month, 1 status page, 30 endpoints per page
    • 1 status page
    • 30 endpoints maximum per status page
    • 0 suites per status page
    • 2 minute minimum check interval
    • 14 day audit log retention
    • +9 more
  • Premium$20/mo
  • Business$50/mo
  • Enterprise$500/mo
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Checkly✓
Gatus✓
CLI
Checkly✓
Gatus✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Checkly✓
Gatus✓
Self-hosted
Checkly✓
Gatus✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (6)
  • Slack
  • PagerDuty
  • Incident.io
  • OpsGenie
  • GitHub
  • Telegram

Checkly

Leader
19 total - 13 not shared
  • Rootly
  • GitHub Actions
  • GitLab CI
  • Jenkins
  • Vercel
  • Terraform
  • Pulumi
  • Webhook
  • Airflow
  • Kubernetes
  • MCP
  • Prometheus
  • Webhooks
Independently observed

Gatus

25 total - 19 not shared
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Discord
  • Google Chat
  • Gotify
  • Matrix
  • Mattermost
  • n8n
  • Ntfy
  • Email
  • Gitea
  • GitLab
  • Messagebird
  • Pushover
  • AWS SES
  • ilert
  • Twilio
  • SIGNL4
  • Custom
  • Teams
Independently observed
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