StatOps or Uptime Kuma: self-hosted or managed service?
Last updated: 9 November 2026
Uptime Kuma is a very good open-source tool, and many agencies have installed it. It is free. The cost is elsewhere: the server that hosts it, keeping it updated, and the day it goes down.
The “who watches the watcher” question
If Uptime Kuma runs on one of your servers and that server goes down, monitoring goes down with it, and nobody is warned. Good monitoring runs somewhere other than on what it monitors. With a managed service, this point is settled.
Comparison
| Uptime Kuma | StatOps | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free (plus your server) | From €19 to €99 excl. VAT per month |
| Installation and updates | Up to you | Managed |
| Adding sites | Manual | Automatic discovery |
| Reports for clients | No white-label report | Monthly PDF in your branding |
| Servers and containers | No | Yes, through an agent |
Comparison made in early November 2026 from each vendor's public pages. These tools evolve: check with them before deciding.
When Uptime Kuma wins
- You like hosting your own tools and know how to maintain them.
- Your data must stay on your infrastructure.
- You do not need reports for your clients.
When StatOps wins
When the time you spend maintaining the tool and producing reports by hand exceeds the price of the subscription. At €49 excl. VAT a month for 30 sites, that is quickly the case. 14-day free trial, no credit card.