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Keep it up vs Blackbox Exporter: catalog facts
Keep it upBlackbox Exporter
Free

Free and open source under the Apache-2.0 licence.

Free

Free and open source, part of the Prometheus project.

Android Linux, Self-hosted
  • Ping, TCP, HTTP/HTTPS and SNMP checks
  • Logs each check with result and duration
  • Probes over several protocols including ICMP and gRPC
  • Official Prometheus project with regular maintenance
  • Monitoring runs on the phone, so it depends on the phone's own connection
  • Android only
  • Needs Prometheus to collect and store results
  • No interface of its own beyond a basic status page
Downloadable app Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 License not stated
No account needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 24, 2026

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