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| Field | Hurl | Gatus | Miller |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Universal | Universal | Universal, MCP, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor |
| Local support | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Paid API | No | No | No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | BSD-2-Clause |
| Stars | 19271 | 12381 | 10049 |
| Last activity | October 17, 2026 | September 24, 2026 | October 21, 2026 |
| Install complexity | Easy; API and CLI knowledge required | سهل إلى متوسط / Easy to moderate | EASY |
| Category | Testing, DevOps | Security, DevOps | Workflow, Data |
| Best use | Best for a developer or small team that wants repeatable API checks with explicit conditions stored beside the code. It links request data and identifies failing assertions without repeating manual inspection. It does not replace browser tests or test-environment setup; curl may be enough for a one-off request. | Best for an individual developer or small team that wants self-hosted website, API, DNS, and certificate checks with a status page and threshold-based alerts. It combines active checks and simple history in one service. It does not replace resource monitoring, logs, or distributed tracing. | Ideal for developers, data analysts, and operators who need to clean a CSV export, inspect JSON Lines, or summarize a large file from the terminal without starting a Python project. Use it for quick, repeatable file processing; concurrent transactions and advanced visual analysis still call for a database or complementary analytics tool. |