GreenCrew vs Uptime Kuma

Uptime Kuma is the honest answer to “can I just run it?” Yes. Docker Compose, a web UI, push checks for cron, a status page if you expose the port. GreenCrew is the honest answer to “I do not want to run it.” We exist because a checker on the same VPS as the site will go dark together.

Side by side

Topic	GreenCrew	Uptime Kuma
Best for	Early products that need to know if a URL is up and a page they can hand to customers when it is not.	People who already self-host, want many monitor types, and accept that the checker is another box they own.
Not for	Platform teams buying APM, log pipelines, or multi-step browser synthetics.	Founders who did not want another container, or who need a status URL that stays up when their VPS does not.
Hosting	Hosted	Self-hosted
What it checks	HTTP(S) on a 1, 5, 15, or 60 minute schedule.	HTTP, keyword, TCP, DNS, Docker, push/heartbeats, and more — depending on how you configure it.
Status page	Public page at greencrew.space/yourhost, with 90-day history and manual reports.	You can expose a status page from the same instance. It lives where you deployed it.
Alerts	Discord, Slack, email, and SMS — in progress.	Huge list of notification backends if you configure them.
Complexity	Simple	Simple software, operationally yours.
Pricing shape	Free while we keep it simple.	Free software. You pay the VPS, the backups, and the time.

What Uptime Kuma actually sells

Kuma is loved because it is capable and free. Heartbeats, many protocols, notification plugins, and no vendor roadmap. Homelab and indie-SaaS posts treat it as infrastructure, not a subscription.

Where they overlap

Both show up/down for HTTP. Both can have a public-looking page. Both are aimed at people, not platform teams.

Where they part

If Kuma’s host dies, your monitoring dies. That is the self-hosted deal. GreenCrew is outside your network on purpose. Kuma will always have more check types than we do. We will always be the option that does not need a backup plan for the monitor itself. Manual reports are also ours: Kuma believes the probe unless you build something extra.

Who should pick which

GreenCrew: You want monitoring that does not share fate with your VPS, and a status page you did not have to TLS yourself.
Uptime Kuma: You already self-host, you want push checks and extra protocols, and you will keep the box updated.