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Uptime Kuma vs Pluton
Uptime Kuma has 91,477 GitHub stars, 8,426 forks, 805 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Pluton has 787 stars, 31 forks, 5 open issues and last shipped 9 days ago. Uptime Kuma leads on adoption by 11,524% (91,477 vs 787 stars). Uptime Kuma is written in JavaScript under MIT; Pluton is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0. Uptime Kuma has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, Pluton 4%. Uptime Kuma was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (self-hosted), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Uptime Kuma | Pluton | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 91K | ★ 787 |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-09 |
| Forks | ⑂ 8.4K | ⑂ 31 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Uptime Kuma if
- You weight community size — 91K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Pluton if
- You want the Pluton feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Pluton fits your workflow better
About Uptime Kuma
Uptime Kuma is a free, MIT licensed, self hosted monitoring tool with a reactive web dashboard, built for operators and teams that want to watch their own HTTP, TCP, and DNS endpoints and keep the resulting data on their own infrastructure.
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About Pluton
Pluton is an Apache 2.0 licensed, self hosted backup management platform written in TypeScript. It lives in the backup and recovery ecosystem, and it uses Restic for encrypted incremental backups and Rclone for cloud storage connectivity. The project provides a web interface for creating, scheduling, monitoring, and restoring backup jobs across local and remote storage destinations.
read the full Pluton overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Uptime Kuma or Pluton more popular?
Uptime Kuma has 91,477 GitHub stars and Pluton has 787. Uptime Kuma has the larger community by that measure.
Are Uptime Kuma and Pluton free?
Both are open source. Uptime Kuma is licensed under MIT and Pluton under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Uptime Kuma and Pluton?
Uptime Kuma is written in JavaScript and Pluton in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Uptime Kuma or Pluton?
Choose Uptime Kuma if you want the larger community (91,477 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Pluton if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.