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Checkmate vs Blackbox Exporter: catalog facts
Checkmate	Blackbox Exporter
Free Free and open source to self-host.	Free Free and open source, part of the Prometheus project.
Web, Self-hosted	Linux, Self-hosted
Combines uptime checks with server hardware monitoring Docker and Helm chart deployment options	Probes over several protocols including ICMP and gRPC Official Prometheus project with regular maintenance
You have to host and maintain it yourself No hosted version described in the research	Needs Prometheus to collect and store results No interface of its own beyond a basic status page
Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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