Comparison

Prometheus Blackbox Exporter vs Uptime Kuma

On the evidence we track, Uptime Kuma 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.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter47
Uptime Kuma57
Score
Vioscale score
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter47 / 100medium · 55%
Uptime Kuma57 / 100low · 40%
Pricing
Free tier
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter
Uptime Kuma
Model
Prometheus Blackbox Exportercommercial
Uptime Kumaopen_source
Price level
Prometheus Blackbox Exporterfree
Uptime Kumafree
Transparent
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter
Uptime Kuma
Integrations
Count
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter1
Uptime Kuma
Adoption
Dependent repos
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter17
Uptime Kuma2
Github stars
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter5,841
Uptime Kuma90,643
Activity
Commits last 30d
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter13
Uptime Kuma64
Release
Cadence days
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter122
Uptime Kuma8
History
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter20 items
Uptime Kuma20 items
License
Spdx
Prometheus Blackbox ExporterApache-2.0
Uptime KumaMIT
Language
Primary
Prometheus Blackbox ExporterGo
Uptime KumaJavaScript

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Prometheus Blackbox Exporter

An open-source exporter for Prometheus that monitors the health and responsiveness of network services by sending test requests over HTTP, HTTPS, DNS, TCP, ICMP, and gRPC protocols. Results are exposed as metrics for collection by Prometheus.

Independently observed

Uptime Kuma

Leader

An open-source application for monitoring website uptime and checking service health. Designed to be deployed on your own infrastructure via Docker or traditional server setups.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Prometheus Blackbox Exporter

Open sourceFree tier

Open-source (no licensing cost)

as of verify ↗

Uptime Kuma

Leader
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
Linux
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter
Uptime Kuma
CLI
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter
Uptime Kuma
Deployment
Self-hosted
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter
Uptime Kuma

Integrations

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

Prometheus Blackbox Exporter

1 total
  • Prometheus
Independently observed

Uptime Kuma

Leader

Not documented yet.

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