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Comparison

Plex vs Uptime Kuma

On the evidence we track, Plex leads this comparison with a composite score of 58/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Plex58
Uptime Kuma50
Score
vioscaleAI score
Plex58 / 100low · 35%
Uptime Kuma50 / 100medium · 52%
Pricing
Free tier
Plex✓
Uptime Kuma✓
Model
Plexfreemium
Uptime Kumaopen_source
Price level
Plexlow
Uptime Kumafree
Starting price
Plex$249.99
Uptime Kuma–
Transparent
Plex✓
Uptime Kuma–
Integrations
Count
Plex1
Uptime Kuma6
Security
Gdpr
Plex✓
Uptime Kuma–
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Plex✓
Uptime Kuma–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Plex–
Uptime Kuma2
Github stars
Plex–
Uptime Kuma92,397
Activity
Commits last 30d
Plex–
Uptime Kuma54
Release
Cadence days
Plex–
Uptime Kuma8
History
Plex–
Uptime Kuma20 items
License
Spdx
Plex–
Uptime KumaMIT
Language
Primary
Plex–
Uptime KumaJavaScript
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Plex4 items
Uptime Kuma4 items

Features

The capabilities each product documents. These tools do not share a category taxonomy, so this aligns what each vendor states rather than a normalised feature set.

Declared feature comparison
FeaturePlexUptime Kuma
Json schema assertions-✓
Self hostable-✓
Status page hosting-✓

What each one is

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

Plex

Leader

Plex is a streaming platform offering free movies and television series. It also enables users to create and manage personal media libraries and integrates with music services for unified media access.

Independently observed

Uptime Kuma

A self-hosted monitoring solution that tracks the availability of websites and services across multiple protocols and endpoints, with flexible alerting through numerous notification channels.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Plex

Leader
from $249.99/yrHybridFree tier30-day trial

Free tier with 30-day trial. Plex Pass subscriptions: monthly/annual (prices not specified in source), 5-year ($249.99), or lifetime ($749.99 as of July 1, 2026).

  • FreeFree
    • Free movies and TV shows
    • Watchlist
  • Plex Pass MonthlyMonthly subscription (price not specified in source)
  • Plex Pass AnnualAnnual subscription (price not specified in source)
  • Plex Pass 5-Year$249.99 for 5-year term
  • Plex Pass Lifetime$749.99 one-time (effective July 1, 2026)
as of verify ↗

Uptime Kuma

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Plex✓
Uptime Kuma✓
iOS
Plex✓
Uptime Kuma✗
Windows
Plex✗
Uptime Kuma✓
Linux
Plex✗
Uptime Kuma✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Plex✓
Uptime Kuma✗
Self-hosted
Plex✓
Uptime Kuma✓
On-premise
Plex✗
Uptime Kuma✓

Integrations

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

Plex

Leader
1 total
  • TIDAL
Independently observed

Uptime Kuma

6 total
  • Slack
  • Telegram
  • Discord
  • Gotify
  • Pushover
  • Email
Independently observed
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Plex or Uptime Kuma: which one depends on you

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