Checkmate instead of UptimeRobot

10,985 stars on GitHub Latest commit on October 23, 2026 More about Checkmate

Uptime monitoring on your own instance: check whether your services respond and see how your servers are doing — without a cap on the number of checks.

What you get out of it

  • As many checks and servers as your instance carries
  • History and alerts stay with you
  • A public status page at no extra cost

UptimeRobot and Podless

UptimeRobot and PodlessUptimeRobotOn Podless
Where the data livesUptimeRobotOn the provider’s serversOn PodlessIn your own instance in the EU
Source codeUptimeRobotNot open to readOn PodlessOpen, you can read what runs
Ads and profilingUptimeRobotPer the provider’s termsOn PodlessNone
Your own domainUptimeRobotUsually not offeredOn PodlessIncluded, certificate too
Getting out againUptimeRobotAs far as the provider allowsOn PodlessSFTP, database, backups to your storage
If it gets shut downUptimeRobotYou have to moveOn PodlessYou decide when you leave

Also fits

  • Beszel looks from the inside: CPU, RAM, disk and network of your machines over time.

    26,514 stars on GitHub Latest commit on October 22, 2026
    about €1.67 / month

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    Flame

    A browser start page with everything you open every day: services, bookmarks and a search box. On your own instance, without an account with a provider.

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    Checkmate

    Check whether your website responds and how fast, with a history and an alert when something goes down. On your own instance, with no price per check.

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  • Statuspage
    Checkmate

    A public status page that tells your users whether everything is up, fed by your own checks. On your own instance.

    about €4.00 / month