Cabot vs Gatus
Cabot
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gatus.ioSide by side
| Figure | Cabot | Gatus |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $10/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 4 |
| Spec score · Uptime Monitoring Software | 7.8 (#27) | 8.5 (#8) |
| Spec score · Uptime monitoring services | 7.3 (#35) | 8.4 (#15) |
| Alert channels | The alerting documentation lists email, Hipchat, Slack, SMS, and telephone as supported out of the box, with other channels available through plugins. | Slack,Microsoft Teams,Telegram,Discord,Google Chat,Gotify,Matrix,Mattermost,n8n,Ntfy,Opsgenie,Email,Gitea,GitHub,GitLab |
| API | Cabot documents a browsable API with HTTP Basic or session authentication and Django permission checks for write methods. | The beta API supports retrieving status page configuration and creating, updating, and deleting endpoints using authenticated requests. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Keyword monitoring | Yes | Yes |
| Purpose | Cabot is a self-hosted watchdog for websites and infrastructure that alerts when services go down or metrics exceed thresholds. | Gatus monitors services at configured intervals and uses conditions to determine endpoint health. |
| Server monitoring | Yes | Yes |
| SSL expiry alerts | Yes | Yes |
Plans
Gatus
- Standard$10 a month
- Premium$20 a month
- Business$50 a month
- Enterprise$500 a month