# Prometheus Blackbox Exporter - **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/prometheus-blackbox-exporter - **Category:** API Monitoring - **Homepage:** https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter - **Also known as:** prometheus-blackbox-exporter - **Profile claimed by vendor:** no - **Last updated:** 2026-08-26T19:18:30.496Z ## Vioscale score **47.2 / 100**, confidence 55% (medium). Computed 2026-09-01. _(updating — computed under an earlier model version or past its freshness window.)_ Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment). | Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present | |---|--:|--:|--:|:--:| | price_level | 100 | 0.052 | 5.2 | ✓ | | reliability | 0 | 0.073 | 0 | - | | capabilities | 0 | 0.084 | 0 | - | | repo_stars | 71.1 | 0.026 | 1.8 | ✓ | | integrations | 8.7 | 0.09355555555555557 | 0.8 | ✓ | | dependent_projects | 20.9 | 0.063 | 1.3 | ✓ | | dev_activity | 36.1 | 0.094 | 3.4 | ✓ | | release_cadence | 32.2 | 0.052 | 1.7 | ✓ | | security_posture | 0 | 0.073 | 0 | - | | package_downloads | 0 | 0.136 | 0 | - | | security_score | 70 | 0.042 | 2.9 | ✓ | | pricing_transparency | 80 | 0.084 | 6.7 | ✓ | | community_qa_activity | 0 | 0.063 | 0 | - | ## Pricing _As of 2026-08-17, [verify at source](https://github.com/pricing). Independently observed._ Open source · Free tier > Open-source (no licensing cost) ## About 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._ ## Platform & deployment - **Platforms:** CLI, Linux - **Deployment:** Self-hosted ## Integrations (1) _Independently observed._ - Prometheus ## Release history | Version | Date | Type | |---|---|---| | [v0.28.0](https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter/releases/tag/v0.28.0) | 2025-12-06 | stable | | [v0.27.0](https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter/releases/tag/v0.27.0) | 2025-06-30 | stable | | [v0.26.0](https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter/releases/tag/v0.26.0) | 2025-02-26 | stable | | [v0.25.0](https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter/releases/tag/v0.25.0) | 2024-04-09 | stable | | [v0.24.0](https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter/releases/tag/v0.24.0) | 2023-05-16 | stable | | [v0.23.0](https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter/releases/tag/v0.23.0) | 2022-12-02 | stable | | [v0.22.0](https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter/releases/tag/v0.22.0) | 2022-08-02 | stable | | [v0.21.1](https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter/releases/tag/v0.21.1) | 2022-06-23 | stable | | [v0.21.0](https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter/releases/tag/v0.21.0) | 2022-05-30 | stable | | [v0.21.0-rc.0](https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter/releases/tag/v0.21.0-rc.0) | 2022-05-11 | prerelease | | [v0.20.0](https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter/releases/tag/v0.20.0) | 2022-03-16 | stable | | [v0.20.0-rc.0](https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter/releases/tag/v0.20.0-rc.0) | 2022-02-17 | prerelease | | [v0.19.0](https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter/releases/tag/v0.19.0) | 2021-05-10 | stable | | [v0.18.0](https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter/releases/tag/v0.18.0) | 2020-10-12 | stable | | [v0.17.0](https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter/releases/tag/v0.17.0) | 2020-06-19 | stable | _… and 5 earlier release(s)._ ## Security & compliance Known vulnerabilities: 1 (0 in the last 12 months), max severity HIGH ([source](https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fprometheus%2Fblackbox_exporter&per_page=100)). A count reflects scale and disclosure, not quality. ## Facts Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule. ### integrations | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | integrations.count | 1 | [link](https://github.com/pricing) | 2026-08-17 | 60% (medium) | ### pricing | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://github.com/pricing) | 2026-08-17 | 60% (medium) | | pricing.price_level | free | [link](https://github.com/pricing) | 2026-08-17 | 60% (medium) | | pricing.transparent | yes | [link](https://github.com/pricing) | 2026-08-17 | 60% (medium) | | pricing.model | commercial | [link](https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter) | 2026-08-26 | 40% (low) | ### activity | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | activity.commits_last_30d | 13 | [link](https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter/pulse) | 2026-08-26 | 65% (medium) | ### adoption | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | adoption.github_stars | 5,841 | [link](https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter) | 2026-08-26 | 90% (high) | | adoption.dependent_repos | 17 | [link](https://packages.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/packages/lookup?repository_url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fprometheus%2Fblackbox_exporter) | 2026-08-26 | 85% (high) | ### language | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | language.primary | Go | [link](https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter) | 2026-08-26 | 90% (high) | ### license | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | [link](https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter) | 2026-08-26 | 95% (high) | ### release | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | release.cadence_days | 122 | [link](https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter/releases) | 2026-08-26 | 70% (medium) | ### security | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | security.scorecard | 7 | [link](https://api.securityscorecards.dev/projects/github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter) | 2026-08-26 | 90% (high) | | security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":1,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fprometheus%2Fblackbox_exporter&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` | [link](https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fprometheus%2Fblackbox_exporter&per_page=100) | 2026-08-26 | 90% (high) | --- *Source: Vioscale (https://www.vioscale.ai/software/prometheus-blackbox-exporter). 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