Forgejo vs Uptime Kuma
Detailed comparison to help you choose the right tool for your needs
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Uptime Kuma
Self-hosted monitoring tool — fancy alternative to Uptime Robot
4.7
Editorial RatingQuick Comparison
Rating
4.5
vs4.7
Starting Price
Free
vsFree
Pricing Model
free
vsfree
Feature
Forgejo
Uptime Kuma
Git hosting
Issue tracking
Pull requests
CI/CD Actions
Package registry
OAuth2/OIDC
HTTP/TCP/DNS monitoring
Docker monitoring
Status pages
90+ notifications
Multi-language
Certificate expiry monitoring
Forgejo Pros
- Community-governed fork of Gitea
- GitHub Actions compatible CI
- Lightweight single binary
- Active development
- No corporate ownership
- Federation support coming
Forgejo Cons
- Smaller community than Gitea
- Fewer third-party integrations
- Documentation still maturing
- Some Gitea plugins may not be compatible
- Less name recognition
Uptime Kuma Pros
- Beautiful, modern UI
- 90+ notification channels
- Easy Docker setup
- Completely free
Uptime Kuma Cons
- Self-hosted only — no cloud option
- Single-node (no distributed monitoring)
- No built-in incident management