Comparison

Gatus vs Healthchecks.io

On the evidence we track, Healthchecks.io leads this comparison with a composite score of 75/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Gatus57
★Healthchecks.io75
Score
vioscaleAI score
Gatus57 / 100medium · 50%
Healthchecks.io75 / 100low · 45%
Pricing
Free tier
Gatus✓
Healthchecks.io✓
Model
Healthchecks.iofreemium
Price level
Gatuslow
Healthchecks.iolow
Starting price
Gatus$10
Healthchecks.io–
Transparent
Gatus✓
Healthchecks.io✓
Integrations
Count
Gatus5
Healthchecks.io12
Security
Gdpr
Gatus–
Healthchecks.io✓
Reliability
Sla pct
Gatus–
Healthchecks.io99.9
Status page
Gatus✓
Healthchecks.io✓
Content
Faq
Gatus6 items
Healthchecks.io7 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

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

Healthchecks.io

Leader

A monitoring service for tracking application and service availability, with an API for programmatic check management, status verification, and integration with notification systems.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

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 ↗

Healthchecks.io

Leader
from $5/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free tier available. Paid plans from $5–$80/month, with 20% discount for annual billing.

  • HobbyistFree
    • Monitor 20 cron jobs
    • 100 log entries per job
  • Supporter$5/month
    • Monitor 20 cron jobs
    • 100 log entries per job
  • Business$20/month or $192/year
    • Monitor 100 cron jobs
    • 1000 log entries per job
    • 50 SMS & WhatsApp credits per month
    • 20 phone call credits per month
    • Email support
  • Business Plus$80/month or $768/year
    • Monitor 1000 cron jobs
    • 1000 log entries per job
    • 500 SMS & WhatsApp credits per month
    • 100 phone call credits per month
    • Priority email support
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Gatus✓
Healthchecks.io✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Gatus✓
Healthchecks.io✓
Self-hosted
Gatus✓
Healthchecks.io✗

Integrations

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

In common (11)
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Telegram
  • Discord
  • Google Chat
  • Gotify
  • Matrix
  • Mattermost
  • Ntfy
  • Email
  • GitHub

Gatus

25 total - 14 not shared
  • n8n
  • Opsgenie
  • Gitea
  • GitLab
  • Messagebird
  • Pushover
  • AWS SES
  • ilert
  • Incident.io
  • PagerDuty
  • Twilio
  • SIGNL4
  • Custom
  • Teams
Independently observed

Healthchecks.io

Leader
12 total - 1 not shared
  • Webhooks
Independently observed
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