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OpenStatus vs Checkmate: catalog facts
OpenStatus	Checkmate
Freemium Free to start, with paid hosted plans from $30 per month; self-hosting is available.	Free Free and open source to self-host.
Web, Self-hosted, Command line	Web, Self-hosted
Monitors can be managed as code with Terraform or the CLI Hosted or self-hosted, including a status-page-only setup	Combines uptime checks with server hardware monitoring Docker and Helm chart deployment options
Self-hosting the full stack takes more setup than the hosted service Agent and MCP features assume an AI tooling workflow some teams will not use	You have to host and maintain it yourself No hosted version described in the research
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
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 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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