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Comparison

Gatus vs Prometheus Blackbox Exporter

On the evidence we track, Gatus leads this comparison with a composite score of 57/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Gatus57
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter40
Score
vioscaleAI score
Gatus57 / 100medium · 50%
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter40 / 100medium · 53%
Pricing
Free tier
Gatus✓
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter✓
Model
Gatusfreemium
Prometheus Blackbox Exporteropen_source
Price level
Gatuslow
Prometheus Blackbox Exporterfree
Starting price
Gatus$10
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter–
Transparent
Gatus✓
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter✓
Integrations
Count
Gatus5
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter1
Security
Scorecard
Gatus–
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter6.9
Trust center
Gatus–
Prometheus Blackbox Exporterhttps://github.com/security
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Gatus✓
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Gatus–
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter17
Github stars
Gatus–
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter5,896
Activity
Commits last 30d
Gatus–
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter22
Release
Cadence days
Gatus–
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter123
History
Gatus–
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter20 items
License
Spdx
Gatus–
Prometheus Blackbox ExporterApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Gatus–
Prometheus Blackbox ExporterGo
Market
Availability
GatusAvailable worldwide · Popular in US
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter–
Content
Faq
Gatus6 items
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter5 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Gatus

Leader

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

Prometheus Blackbox Exporter

Blackbox Exporter performs endpoint verification using HTTP, HTTPS, DNS, TCP, ICMP, and gRPC protocols, exposing probe results as metrics for integration with Prometheus monitoring systems. It supports TLS authentication, configuration-based operation, and can be deployed via Docker containers or standalone binaries.

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

Leader
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 ↗

Prometheus Blackbox Exporter

Open source
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Gatus✓
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter✗
Windows
Gatus✗
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter✓
Linux
Gatus✗
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter✓
CLI
Gatus✗
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Gatus✓
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter✗
Self-hosted
Gatus✓
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter✓

Integrations

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

Gatus

Leader
25 total
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Telegram
  • Discord
  • Google Chat
  • Gotify
  • Matrix
  • Mattermost
  • n8n
  • Ntfy
  • Opsgenie
  • Email
  • Gitea
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Messagebird
  • Pushover
  • AWS SES
  • ilert
  • Incident.io
  • PagerDuty
  • Twilio
  • SIGNL4
  • Custom
  • +1 more
Independently observed

Prometheus Blackbox Exporter

1 total
  • Prometheus
Independently observed
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Gatus or Prometheus Blackbox Exporter: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.