Side by side
Cabot vs Statping-ng
Both stand on uptime monitoring software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb
Cabot covers service checks, threshold monitoring, severity states, alert channels, and a calendar-based on-call rota without a license fee. Its self-hosted deployment and inactive maintenance status mean teams need to handle operations and evaluate plugin reliability themselves.
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Statping-ng provides broad service checks, configurable status pages and multiple alert options in a self-hosted package. Plan to change the listed default credentials and keep it separate from the services it monitors.
Visit Statping-ngThe facts
| Cabot | Statping-ng | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | API, Self-hosted, Web | API, Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| Lowest paid plan | Not published | Free or on request |
| Plans published | None | 1 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | cabotapp.com | github.com |
| On uptime monitoring software | #9 of 48 | #13 of 48 |
Cabot: what it does well
- Free and open source under an MIT license
- Monitors Graphite, Jenkins, and web endpoints
- Groups checks into logical services
- Offers email, Slack, SMS, and webhook alerts
- Provides a browsable authenticated API
What to know first
- The project is not actively maintained
- Listed plugins may not be validated
- Rota lacks escalation and shift-swap support
- Telephone alerts require qualifying Critical conditions
Statping-ng: what it does well
- Monitors HTTP, TCP, UDP, ICMP and gRPC services.
- Offers several built-in notification channels.
- Supports custom Go plugins and notifiers.
- Provides a REST API and Prometheus metrics endpoint.
- Can use MySQL, Postgres or SQLite.
What to know first
- Self-hosting requires running the service yourself.
- The metrics endpoint requires an API Secret header.
- README lists admin/admin as default credentials.
- The compatible Statping app is not maintained by this project.
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