Telemetry Tracker vs Uptime Kuma
Is it time to switch? We break down the differences so you can stop bleeding money.
Choose Uptime Kuma.
If you want to own your data, save money, and avoid vendor lock-in, Uptime Kuma is more popular among developers.
What Actually Matters
No fluff — just the differences that affect your decision
Both are open source under MIT. No lock-in on either side — pick based on fit, not fear.
Uptime Kuma supports self-hosting via Docker. Telemetry Tracker is SaaS-only — convenient, but you're renting, not owning.
Uptime Kuma has the bigger crowd: 92.4k stars vs 33. More contributors, more integrations, more momentum.
Telemetry Tracker is built in TypeScript, Uptime Kuma in JavaScript. Matters if you want to contribute, extend, or debug internals.
Try both — most offer free tiers. The right pick depends on your stack size, team, and tolerance for DevOps.
Telemetry Tracker
Open-source error tracker for side projects and small teams, with grouped errors, source maps, releases and alerts.
Why Choose Telemetry Tracker
- ✓Grouped errors with source map symbolication, releases and alerts
- ✓Also records events, sessions and Web Vitals
- ✓SDKs for Next.js, React, Vue, Nuxt, React Native, Node and NestJS
Drawbacks
- ×JavaScript/TypeScript SDKs only (no native iOS/Android, Flutter or non-JS SDKs)
- ×Young project with a much smaller community than Sentry or GlitchTip
Uptime Kuma
A fancy self-hosted monitoring tool.
Why Choose Uptime Kuma
- ✓Beautiful, real-time monitoring dashboard
- ✓Multi-protocol support: HTTP, TCP, DNS, Docker, and more
- ✓Notification integrations with 90+ services including Slack, Discord, and Telegram
Drawbacks
- ×Self-hosted only (usually)
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