Speedtest Tracker vs Upsnap

Two self-hosted Network Utilities apps, compared on the facts we track: GitHub popularity and activity, license, language, Docker images and a rough hosting estimate.

Side by side

	Speedtest Tracker	Upsnap
Description	Monitor the performance and uptime of your internet connection.	Simple Wake on LAN (WOL) dashboard app. Wake up devices on your network and see current status.
GitHub stars	6,057	6,413
Forks	–	–
Open issues	–	–
Commits (12 months)	140	252
Last activity	2026-10-26	2026-10-10
Latest release	v1.15.1 (2026-10-22)	5.7.2 (2026-09-26)
Maintenance health	Active	Active
License	MIT	MIT
Language / platform	Docker, K8S	Go, Docker
Docker Hub image	–	–
Docker pulls	–	–
Est. server size	~1 GB, 1 vCPU	~512 MB, 1 vCPU
Est. hosting from	$5/mo	$3.5/mo
Categories	Network Utilities	Network Utilities
Links	Website · Source	Website · Source

What the numbers say

Speedtest Tracker and Upsnap have a similar number of GitHub stars (6.1k vs 6.4k).
Upsnap had more commits in the last 12 months (252 vs 140).
Speedtest Tracker has more recent repository activity (2026-10-26 vs 2026-10-10).
Speedtest Tracker published a release more recently (v1.15.1 on 2026-10-22; Upsnap's latest is 5.7.2 on 2026-09-26).
Both are licensed under MIT.
Upsnap is written in Go; the language of Speedtest Tracker is not listed upstream.
Deployment options listed upstream: Speedtest Tracker: Docker, K8S; Upsnap: Docker.
Our rough hardware estimate is lighter for Upsnap (~512 MB server) than Speedtest Tracker (~1 GB); this is an estimate from the stack and category, not a benchmark.

Summary: Speedtest Tracker leads on recent activity; Upsnap leads on commit activity. The right choice depends on the features you need — read both project descriptions and docs.

This summary is generated from GitHub, Docker Hub and awesome-selfhosted data as of 2026-11-05. It does not rate features or quality.

Frequently asked questions

Is Speedtest Tracker or Upsnap more popular?

They are close: Speedtest Tracker has 6,057 GitHub stars and Upsnap has 6,413 (as of 2026-11-05).

Which is more actively maintained, Speedtest Tracker or Upsnap?

Upsnap had more commits over the last 12 months (252 vs 140). The last recorded activity was 2026-10-26 for Speedtest Tracker and 2026-10-10 for Upsnap. Our health labels: Speedtest Tracker is “Active”, Upsnap is “Active”.

What licenses do Speedtest Tracker and Upsnap use?

Both use MIT.

Can I run Speedtest Tracker and Upsnap with Docker?

We did not detect a Docker Hub image for either app. The upstream listing mentions Docker as a deployment option for Speedtest Tracker and Upsnap. Check each project's documentation for install options.