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gatus vs SmokePing: catalog facts
gatus	SmokePing
Free The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Linux, Self-hosted, Web	Linux, Web, Self-hosted
Checks are declared in one YAML file with conditions on status code, response time and body content, and…	Shows latency distribution and loss, not just an average Probe types cover DNS, HTTP, SSH and more, not only ping
Configuration is file-based with no editing interface, so changes mean redeploying the config.	Perl application with a dated interface Configuration is a text file
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: GPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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