#19 in Monitoring & ObservabilityUpdated 2026-08

Kener

by Kener · Open source, self-hosted status page and uptime monitor

53.6 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Kener is an open source status page and uptime monitor built with SvelteKit, Node.js and Tailwind CSS. It tracks 11 service types and shows live uptime, response health and incident history for each component on one page. It also covers incident updates, scheduled maintenance and subscriber notifications, and is deployed with Docker.

Best for: Teams wanting a self-hosted, Docker-deployed status page and uptime monitor for their services.
Pricing: No prices are shown; the pages describe Kener as free and open source.
Runs on: WebSelf-hosted

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Free and open source, deployable with Docker in under 2 minutes
Tracks 11 service types with live uptime and incident history
Incidents, scheduled maintenance and subscriber notifications
Status page offers light/dark, language and timezone switching

Trade-offs

Its own site says it is not a replacement for Datadog or Atlassian
Self-hosting is the route shown; no managed hosting is mentioned
Monitoring depth beyond uptime and response time is not described

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 80 out of 100
API quality: 20 out of 100
Documentation: 55 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 35 out of 100
Changelog: 100 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 80 out of 100
Operational trust: 0 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 85 out of 100
Maintenance: 90 out of 100

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