NetAlertX vs Upsnap

Both are self-hosted network utilities projects. This page compares how well each one is actually maintained — the part you cannot see from a feature list.

NetAlertX scores 81 against Upsnap's 66, putting it ahead on the strength of a higher commit volume and a stronger recent trend. That measures project health, not feature fit — Upsnap may still be the right choice if it does what you need.

	NetAlertX	Upsnap
Health score	81/100	66/100
Commits (11 mo)	1213	348
Commits (last 3 mo)	298	23
Stars	7.2k	6.3k
Latest release	2 Sept 2026	26 Sept 2026
Licence	GPL-3.0	MIT
Built with	Docker	Go, Docker
Typical RAM	1 GB	1 GB

NetAlertX

Network intruder and presence detector. Scans for devices connected to your network and alerts you if new and unknown devices are found.

81/100

Healthy

Actively maintained with regular releases.

Maintenance 33/40

Releases 25/25

Community 15/20

Momentum 8/15

Commit activity more than 82% of tracked projects; popularity more than 74%. How this is calculated.

Commits, last 11 months

Upsnap

A simple Wake on LAN (WOL) dashboard app. Wake up devices on your network and see current status.

66/100

Steady

Maintained, but at a slower pace than the leaders in its category.

Maintenance 23/40

Releases 25/25

Community 14/20

Momentum 4/15

Commit activity more than 56% of tracked projects; popularity more than 71%. How this is calculated.

Commits, last 11 months

How to read this

Everything above is measured, not opinion: commit counts and release dates come from the public repositories, and the health score ranks each project against all 1352 projects we track. Read the full method.

What this comparison deliberately does not do is tell you which has the better feature set. Maintenance health tells you which project will still be receiving security fixes in two years. Decide that first, then compare features on the projects that survive the filter.

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