Alternatives to UptimeRobot
50 free monitors with 5-minute checks
UptimeRobot ranks #3 of 8 in Uptime monitoring, with an Alt Score of 91. It is proprietary, freemium from €7/month (Solo, billed annually) and available on Web, iOS and Android. 9 of 10 checklist rows are verified against a public source.
Developers, sysadmins, agencies, and small-to-large businesses who need to know immediately when a website, server, or API goes down.
Monitors for HTTP/HTTPS, ping, port, keyword, cron/heartbeat, DNS, and SSL expiration checks with configurable check intervals. Alerts go out via email, SMS, Slack, Teams, Discord, PagerDuty, Telegram, or webhooks. Public status pages show real-time and historical uptime, with custom domains and branding on paid plans. The free tier covers up to 50 monitors at 5-minute intervals; paid tiers add more monitors, faster (down to 30-second) checks, and enterprise compliance features.
You add a monitor by pointing it at a URL, IP, port, or endpoint and set a check interval; UptimeRobot polls it on that schedule and flags status changes. When a check fails, it fires alerts through your configured channels, and results can optionally be published to a public status page.
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Feature comparison
Rows come from the Uptime monitoring checklist (14 rows). Human-verified cells only. ? means the value has not been verified.
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Every fact and feature listed for UptimeRobot is verified against its own pages. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.
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Pricing model Freemium verified 2026-07-10
Free € 0 Register now
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Platforms Web, iOS, Android verified 2026-07-10
Homescreen widget for iOS and Android
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License Proprietary verified 2026-07-10
Intellectual Property. This Agreement does not transfer from UptimeRobot to you any UptimeRobot or third party intellectual property, and all right, title and interest in and to such property will rem
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Starts at €7/month (Solo, billed annually) verified 2026-07-10
Solo Monitor tier 10 monitors 50 monitors € 8 € 7 /month Great for solopreneurs and hobbyists.
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Status active verified 2026-07-10
May 28, 2026 Inside the .de DNS Outage: Real-World D
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Check interval (free tier) Yes verified 2026-07-10
5 min. monitoring interval
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Status pages Yes verified 2026-07-10
Showcase your uptime to your customers with a beautiful status page!
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Multi-region checks Yes verified 2026-07-10
Location-specific monitoring Add multiple regions to a single monitor and set region-specific alert thresholds. Choose from 4: North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
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SSL expiry alerts Yes verified 2026-07-10
SSL monitoring Alerts you 30/14/7 days before your SSL certificate expires or when there is any problem with your certificate and visitors can't acce
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Cron / heartbeat monitoring Yes verified 2026-07-10
Heartbeat monitoring Useful for recurring background job monitoring. You send requests to UptimeRobot and we check if they arrive on time.
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Alert channels (Slack, SMS, webhook) Yes verified 2026-07-10
Slack, Mattermost, Telegram & MS Teams Webhook, Zapier, Pagerduty
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Incident management Yes verified 2026-07-10
Incidents with root cause details Get the root cause of your incident! You can also leave comments and post-mortems on the incidents.
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Response-time graphs Yes verified 2026-07-10
Response time monitoring
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API access Yes verified 2026-07-10
API Do whatever you need. Get monitor and incident details and manage them via API.
https://uptimerobot.com/pricing/
FAQ
Yes. Checkly, Better Stack and StatusCake have a free tier or are fully free. Free-tier limits in the comparison table are verified and dated.
Uptime Kuma, Gatus and Healthchecks — every license claim links its source.