Kener

Who it is for

For developers, small teams, and startups. It runs on the web and a computer you control. License: MIT. It is in the DevOps group.

What you pay

Free plan: The MIT-licensed app is what you run. The homepage and the docs pages checked did not list a paid plan. There is no hosted price on file. Run it yourself: Setup: medium. The README's Docker Compose file includes Redis. Set KENER_SECRET_KEY and ORIGIN before the first start. Without Docker, the README asks for Node.js 24.14 or newer and Redis.

How to switch

• Compared with Statuspage. Its price on file: Public Business is $399 a month.

  You only get part of: charts of your own metrics.

  Free alternatives to Statuspage·Migrate from Statuspage to Kener

How close is it?

A full score means it matches our checklist. It is not a drop-in replacement.

• 95
  Instead of Statuspage7 of 7 checked features. A full score means it matches our checklist. It is not a drop-in replacement.You only get part of: charts of your own metrics.The README is a public status page, and the docs include multiple pages.The docs cover incident timelines, updates, and comments.Email updates for incidents and maintenance, after SMTP or Resend is set. A subscriber confirms with a one-time code. The page checked does not describe SMS subscribers.The docs have maintenance windows, events, and subscription mail when the status changes.Set ORIGIN to the public URL. The docs include a reverse-proxy guide.The README describes uptime trends and historical monitoring data. A chart you name yourself, such as users online, was not in the docs checked.The README says the REST API covers incidents, monitors, and reporting. Incident comments can be posted to /api/v4/incidents/{incident_id}/comments.

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Switch guides

• Migrate from Statuspage to Kener

Where we looked

• https://github.com/rajnandan1/kener/blob/main/README.md
• https://github.com/rajnandan1/kener/blob/main/LICENSE
• https://kener.ing/docs/v4/subscriptions
• https://kener.ing/docs/v4/incidents/updates
• https://kener.ing/docs/v4/maintenances/overview