Uptrends tracks website performance and user experience. Below are the main alternatives, with what each one monitors, who it suits and where it falls short.
Why Seek Alternatives to Uptrends?
People leave Uptrends to pay less, to get features that grow with the business, or for a tool that works differently.
What a Website Monitoring Tool Needs
- Uptime monitor: checks at a regular interval that your site responds, and alerts you when it goes down.
- Alerts: by SMS, email and other channels.
- Real-time monitoring: availability and performance without gaps.
- Reporting: uptime, downtime and performance over weeks and months.
Uptrends alternatives compared
Uptimia wrote this page, and Uptimia is our product, so it is listed first. The other tools are not ranked: their order is not a verdict on which is better. The evidence section at the bottom gives the source and check date for each competitor figure we cite.
1. Uptimia
uptimia.com
- What it is
- Website, transaction, page-speed, real-user and server monitoring in one plan, with data stored in the EU.
- Check types
- Website (HTTP), Keyword, Ping, Port, UDP, Cron jobs (heartbeat), API, Multi-step API, DNS, SSL certificate, Domain expiry, Browser transactions, Page speed, Real user monitoring, Server agent, Blacklist, Malware, Status pages
- Free plan
- 1 monitor, checks every 5 minutes
- Paid plans from
- $9 a month, billed yearly
- Fastest check
- 30 seconds
Uptimia is an all-in-one website monitoring tool. Basic is $10 a month, or $9 billed yearly. Professional is $45 or $39, and Enterprise $229 or $199.
Main features:
- Uptime monitoring over HTTP, HTTPS, Ping, Keywords, TCP, UDP, DNS, SMTP, POP3 and IMAP.
- Speed monitoring of page load.
- SSL certificate health and expiry monitoring, with alerts before a certificate expires.
- Domain expiration alerts.
- Multi-step transaction monitoring for logins, checkouts and other flows.
- API monitoring that runs a chain of HTTP requests and checks each response.
- Real user monitoring.
- Server monitoring and heartbeat monitoring for scheduled jobs.
- DNS monitoring and blacklist monitoring for domains and mail servers.
- Public status pages.
- Virus monitoring for malware infections.
- Alerts in WhatsApp, Discord, Telegram, Slack and other tools.
Best suited for:
Small websites to large companies that need 24x7 monitoring. Monitoring data is stored in the EU, in France and Germany.
Why is Uptimia better than Uptrends?
- Plan prices you can read: each plan lists what it includes, for example 10 uptime monitors on Basic and 100 on Professional. Uptrends sells credits per monitor type, and Core starts from $42 a month billed yearly without saying how many monitors that buys.
- Transaction and API checks on every paid plan: Basic includes one advanced check (a browser transaction or page speed monitor; the two share one allowance) and one API monitor. Uptrends offers transaction and API monitors from its Pro plan.
- Faster checks for less: Professional checks every 30 seconds. Uptrends runs 2-minute uptime checks on Core and 1-minute checks on Pro; 30-second checks are on its custom-priced Enterprise plan.
- More alert channels: WhatsApp, Discord and Telegram, which are not on Uptrends' integrations page, as well as Slack.
- Malware and domain expiration monitoring: neither is on Uptrends' list of monitor types.
- Server and heartbeat monitoring in the same plan: Uptrends sells server monitoring as a separate product, Uptrends Infra, and heartbeat checks are not on its list of monitor types.
- Real user monitoring in the plan: included on every paid plan. Uptrends sells it as an add-on.
How is Uptimia worse than Uptrends?
- Uptrends is a much better-known brand.
- Uptrends Pro lets you choose from 230+ checkpoints, a larger network than Uptimia's.
- Uptrends can check database servers (Microsoft SQL Server and MySQL) and SFTP and FTP servers.
- Uptrends offers private checkpoints on its Enterprise plan, and SAML single sign-on.
2. Site24x7
site24x7.com
- What it is
- Website, synthetic, real-user, server, cloud and network monitoring from Zoho's ManageEngine division, with hosted status pages.
- Check types
- Website (HTTP), Keyword, Ping, Port, UDP, Cron jobs (heartbeat), API, Multi-step API, DNS, SSL certificate, Domain expiry, Browser transactions, Page speed, Real user monitoring, Server agent, Blacklist, Malware, Status pages, Logs, APM / tracing, Network devices
- Free plan
- 50 monitors (another Site24x7 page says 5)
- Paid plans from
- $9 a month, billed yearly
- Fastest check
- 10 seconds
- Prices checked
- 8–12 Oct 2026
Site24x7 monitors websites, servers, applications and networks from more than 130 locations. It also covers internal networks, cloud services and log management.
Main features:
- Website and server monitoring: uptime, speed and SSL/TLS certificates, with plugins for extra metrics.
- Real user and synthetic monitoring: down to slow transactions and JavaScript errors.
- Cloud and network monitoring: AWS, Azure, GCP, VMware, Nutanix and network devices.
- Application performance management: across several languages and environments.
- Log management.
Best suited for:
IT administrators and DevOps teams running complex cloud and on-premise infrastructure.
Why is Site24x7 better than Uptrends?
- Server, network, application performance and log monitoring are in its infrastructure plans, from $10 a month, so websites and servers come from one vendor.
- Real-user monitoring is part of the Web Perf plan (100,000 page views). Uptrends sells it as an add-on.
- Every web plan keeps data for years: 2 years on Web Uptime. Uptrends Core keeps 180 days of summary statistics.
- Web Uptime is $9 a month billed yearly for 25 websites. Uptrends Core starts from $42 a month billed yearly, and the bill grows with the credits each monitor uses.
- Free plan with HTTP, SSL and ping checks. Uptrends has a trial only.
How is Site24x7 worse than Uptrends?
- Web Uptime polls from its primary location only; Web Perf uses 8 locations. Uptrends Core lets you choose US and EU checkpoint regions.
- Web Uptime lists email alerts only. Uptrends Core includes 240 SMS credits.
- Site24x7's pricing page marks multi-user support as not available below Enterprise Plus Web, although the same page lists several users on Web Uptime. Uptrends Core includes 10 users.
3. StatusCake
statuscake.com
- What it is
- External monitoring for websites, APIs, SSL certificates, domains, page speed and servers, with status pages sold as a separate product.
- Check types
- Website (HTTP), Keyword, Ping, Port, Cron jobs (heartbeat), DNS, SSL certificate, Domain expiry, Page speed, Server agent, Blacklist
- Free plan
- 10 monitors, checks every 5 minutes
- Paid plans from
- €16.66 a month, billed yearly
- Fastest check
- 30 seconds
- Prices checked
- 8–12 Oct 2026
StatusCake monitors uptime, page speed, domains, servers and SSL certificates, with check intervals you choose. It integrates with DataDog, Slack and other platforms.
Main features:
- Uptime checks: with reports and downtime analysis.
- Page speed: load speed tracking and reports.
- Domain health: alerts when a domain's status changes.
- Server monitoring: server health with alerts.
- SSL certificates: renewal warnings and a score for each certificate.
Best suited for:
Single website owners to large enterprises.
Why is StatusCake better than Uptrends?
- Free plan: 10 uptime monitors at 5-minute checks. Uptrends has no free plan.
- Agent-based server monitoring is in its paid plans (3 server monitors on Superior). Uptrends sells server monitoring as a separate product, Uptrends Infra.
- Superior includes 50 domain monitors. Domain expiry checks are not on Uptrends' list of monitor types.
- Superior includes 75 SMS credits that renew every month.
How is StatusCake worse than Uptrends?
- StatusCake tests from 43 locations in 30 countries. Uptrends Pro lets you choose from 230+ checkpoints.
- Its login test posts a form and checks the page it reaches; multi-step browser transactions are not on its list of test types. Uptrends Pro records transactions in Chrome or Edge.
- Real-user monitoring is not on StatusCake's list of products. Uptrends sells it as an add-on.
- Status pages are a separate StatusCake product, from €13.95 a month. Uptrends Core includes 10 public status pages.
4. Pingdom
pingdom.com
- What it is
- SolarWinds' website monitoring service, with uptime, page speed and browser transaction checks plus real-user monitoring sold separately.
- Check types
- Website (HTTP), Keyword, Ping, Port, UDP, DNS, SSL certificate, Browser transactions, Page speed, Real user monitoring, Status pages
- Free plan
- None
- Paid plans from
- $16.50 a month, billed yearly
- Fastest check
- 1 minute
- Prices checked
- 8–12 Oct 2026
Pingdom monitors websites and web applications with synthetic checks that replay user interactions, and with real user monitoring.
Best suited for:
Businesses that want simple website monitoring.
Why is Pingdom better than Uptrends?
- Synthetic plans start at $16.50 a month billed yearly for 10 uptime checks. Uptrends Core starts from $42 a month billed yearly.
- Every plan includes unlimited users. Uptrends Core includes 10.
- Real-user monitoring keeps 13 months of data.
- SolarWinds, which owns Pingdom, sells infrastructure, application and log monitoring as separate products (not part of a Pingdom plan), so you can add them from the same vendor.
How is Pingdom worse than Uptrends?
- Pingdom lists 100+ probe servers. Uptrends Pro lets you choose from 230+ checkpoints.
- Pingdom allows one public status page per organisation. Uptrends Core includes 10.
- SolarWinds is moving Pingdom accounts to SolarWinds Observability; after the move the Pingdom account becomes read-only and history does not move over.
- Heartbeat and domain-expiry checks are not on Pingdom's list of check types.
5. Uptime.com
uptime.com
- What it is
- Website, API, transaction and third-party service monitoring with SLA reporting, plus status pages and real-user monitoring sold as add-ons.
- Check types
- Website (HTTP), Keyword, Ping, Port, UDP, Cron jobs (heartbeat), API, Multi-step API, DNS, SSL certificate, Domain expiry, Browser transactions, Page speed, Real user monitoring, Blacklist, Malware, Third-party dependencies, Status pages
- Free plan
- None
- Paid plans from
- $7 a month, billed yearly
- Fastest check
- 1 minute
- Prices checked
- 8–12 Oct 2026
Uptime.com monitors websites, APIs and online services with synthetic checks, real user data and checks inside internal networks. It includes incident handling and reports on uptime and user experience.
Main features:
- Website monitoring: availability with instant alerts.
- API monitoring: response and performance tests.
- Synthetic monitoring: simulated user actions.
- Real user monitoring.
- Internal monitoring: services inside private networks.
- Status pages.
Best suited for:
Businesses that want one tool for their whole online presence.
Why is Uptime.com better than Uptrends?
- The entry tier is $9 a month, or $7 billed yearly, for 10 checks. Uptrends Core starts from $42 a month billed yearly.
- The entry tier includes 1 advanced check, which can be an API or transaction check. Uptrends adds transaction and API monitors from its Pro plan.
- Domain expiry, blacklist, malware, heartbeat and third-party service checks are on Uptime.com's list of check types; they are not on Uptrends' list of monitor types.
How is Uptime.com worse than Uptrends?
- Uptime.com includes 12 check locations before a locations add-on. Uptrends Pro lets you choose from 230+ checkpoints.
- Uptrends can check database servers (Microsoft SQL Server and MySQL) and SFTP and FTP servers, which are not on Uptime.com's list of check types.
- Status pages are a paid add-on, from $13 a month. Uptrends Core includes 10.
6. Dotcom-Monitor
dotcom-monitor.com
- What it is
- Synthetic monitoring for websites, APIs, multi-step web transactions and network protocols, priced per platform by number of targets and check frequency.
- Check types
- Website (HTTP), Keyword, Ping, Port, UDP, Cron jobs (heartbeat), API, Multi-step API, DNS, SSL certificate, Browser transactions, Page speed, Server agent, Blacklist, Network devices
- Free plan
- 25 monitors, checks every 5 minutes
- Fastest check
- 1 minute
- Prices checked
- 8–12 Oct 2026
Dotcom-Monitor monitors the performance and availability of web applications, services and infrastructure, including internal networks, from a global network of locations. The EveryStep Web Recorder helps with troubleshooting, and you can set your own performance thresholds.
Main features:
- Web application monitoring.
- Web service monitoring: API, SSL and WebSocket.
- Web page monitoring: pages loaded in real browsers.
- Infrastructure monitoring: servers and networks.
- Load and stress testing: tests that mimic real user behavior.
Best suited for:
Medium and large companies that need configurable, in-depth monitoring for complex web systems.
Why is Dotcom-Monitor better than Uptrends?
- Free plan: 25 targets at 5-minute checks. Uptrends has no free plan.
- Private agents run checks inside your own network on the Subscription and Enterprise plans. Uptrends offers private checkpoints on Enterprise only.
- Heartbeat checks for cron jobs are on its list of monitor types; they are not on Uptrends' list.
- Also sells load and stress testing.
How is Dotcom-Monitor worse than Uptrends?
- The Subscription plan uses 25 locations. Uptrends Pro lets you choose from 230+ checkpoints.
- Texts and phone calls are billed per message, $0.15 each. Uptrends Core includes 240 SMS credits.
- Prices are set per monitoring platform by target count and check frequency, so a mix of check types means several packages.
7. Cronitor
cronitor.io
- What it is
- Monitoring for cron jobs, background workers, heartbeats, websites and APIs, with real-user monitoring and status pages.
- Check types
- Website (HTTP), Keyword, API, Port, UDP, Cron jobs (heartbeat), SSL certificate, Real user monitoring, Status pages
- Free plan
- 5 monitors, checks every 5 minutes
- Fastest check
- 30 seconds
- Prices checked
- 8–12 Oct 2026
Cronitor monitors cron jobs, uptime and system health for developers and IT staff. It tracks every job run, runs uptime checks in real browsers and offers real user monitoring (RUM).
Main features:
- Cron job monitoring: alerts when a job runs late or fails.
- Uptime monitoring: in real browsers.
- Heartbeat monitoring: alerts when regular activity stops.
- Status pages.
- Real user monitoring.
Best suited for:
Developers and IT teams that want one simple tool for jobs, uptime and user experience.
Why is Cronitor better than Uptrends?
- Metered pricing of $2 per monitor and $5 per user a month, with no base fee, makes it cheap to start small.
- Monitors cron jobs and background workers. Heartbeat checks are not on Uptrends' list of monitor types.
- The free Hacker plan covers 5 monitors. Uptrends has no free plan.
- Business checks websites every 30 seconds. Uptrends Core checks uptime every 2 minutes.
How is Cronitor worse than Uptrends?
- Cronitor checks from 11 regions. Uptrends Pro lets you choose from 230+ checkpoints.
- Ping and DNS checks are not on Cronitor's list of check types; Uptrends has both.
- Multi-step API checks are not on Cronitor's list of check types. Uptrends Pro has a multi-step API monitor.
8. Better Stack
betterstack.com/uptime
- What it is
- An observability platform that bundles uptime and cron monitoring, on-call and incident management, status pages, logs, metrics, tracing, error tracking and real-user monitoring.
- Check types
- Website (HTTP), Keyword, Ping, Port, UDP, Cron jobs (heartbeat), API, DNS, SSL certificate, Domain expiry, Browser transactions, Real user monitoring, Server agent, Status pages, Logs, APM / tracing
- Free plan
- 10 monitors, checks every 3 minutes
- Paid plans from
- $29 a month, billed yearly
- Fastest check
- 30 seconds
- Prices checked
- 12 Oct 2026
Better Stack combines multi-location uptime checks, incident management and log management.
Main features:
- Website monitoring: downtime alerts with screenshots and error logs, plus checks of flows such as sign-up and checkout.
- Incident management: on-call schedules, escalations and an audit timeline.
- Status pages: branded, on your own domain.
- Log management: log queries and shared dashboards.
- Observability dashboards: ready-made for a wide range of applications and services.
Best suited for:
Teams that want incident response and log analysis alongside uptime monitoring.
Why is Better Stack better than Uptrends?
- Includes on-call scheduling and incident management with escalations.
- Also sells log management, with queries that turn plain-text logs into structured data.
- The free plan covers 10 monitors. Uptrends has no free plan.
- Responder checks every 30 seconds, with unlimited phone and SMS alerts per responder. Uptrends Core checks uptime every 2 minutes.
- Uses the Playwright framework to verify that every step of a web flow works.
How is Better Stack worse than Uptrends?
- Better Stack checks from 4 regions. Uptrends Pro lets you choose from 230+ checkpoints.
- Its API monitor sends one request; chained API calls are written as Playwright scripts, billed at $1 per 100 minutes. Uptrends Pro has a multi-step API monitor that needs no code.
- Each extra status page costs $15 a month. Uptrends Core includes 10.
9. Hyperping
hyperping.com
- What it is
- Uptime, cron, SSL and browser-check monitoring with status pages, on-call schedules and escalation in one product, run from France.
- Check types
- Website (HTTP), Keyword, Ping, Port, Cron jobs (heartbeat), API, DNS, SSL certificate, Domain expiry, Browser transactions, Server agent, Status pages, Logs
- Free plan
- 20 monitors, checks every 5 minutes
- Paid plans from
- $24.17 a month, billed yearly
- Fastest check
- 20 seconds
- Prices checked
- 8–12 Oct 2026
Hyperping monitors uptime and performance from locations around the world, with status pages, real-browser checks and cron job monitoring. It is quick to set up and integrates with popular tools.
Main features:
- Status pages: multi-language, on your own domain.
- Synthetic monitoring: Playwright scripts in headless Chromium.
- Cron job monitoring: when each job runs and how long it takes.
- Enterprise tools: fast check intervals, SSL checks, single sign-on and audit logs.
Best suited for:
Small and medium businesses and agencies that want simple monitoring at a low cost.
Why is Hyperping better than Uptrends?
- Essentials is $29 a month. Uptrends Core starts from $42 a month billed yearly.
- Free plan: 20 monitors at 5-minute checks. Uptrends has no free plan.
- Essentials checks every 30 seconds. Uptrends Core checks uptime every 2 minutes.
- Heartbeat checks for cron jobs, which are not on Uptrends' list of monitor types.
- Status pages run on your own domain, with multilingual pages from the Pro plan and white labeling on Business.
How is Hyperping worse than Uptrends?
- Hyperping checks from 18 regions. Uptrends Pro lets you choose from 230+ checkpoints.
- Its HTTP monitors send single requests; chained API calls run as browser checks, at most every 5 minutes. Uptrends Pro runs multi-step API monitors at 1-minute intervals.
- Real-user monitoring is not on Hyperping's list of check types. Uptrends sells it as an add-on.
10. OneUptime
oneuptime.com
- What it is
- An open-source observability platform that bundles uptime and synthetic monitoring, status pages, incident management, on-call alerting, logs, metrics, traces and real-user monitoring, sold as SaaS or self-hosted.
- Check types
- Website (HTTP), Keyword, Ping, Port, Cron jobs (heartbeat), API, DNS, SSL certificate, Domain expiry, Browser transactions, Real user monitoring, Server agent, Third-party dependencies, Status pages, Logs, APM / tracing, Network devices
- Free plan
- $0 plan, active monitors $1 each a month
- Paid plans from
- $20 per user a month, billed yearly, plus $1 per active monitor
- Fastest check
- 1 minute
- Prices checked
- 8–12 Oct 2026
OneUptime combines monitoring and incident management, with unlimited status pages and log and performance monitoring.
Main features:
- Status pages: unlimited public and private pages.
- Incident management: with many integrations.
- Monitoring: websites, APIs and more.
- Alerts and on-call.
- Performance insights: application performance monitoring and log management.
Best suited for:
Medium and large businesses that want monitoring, incident management and performance analysis in one tool.
Why is OneUptime better than Uptrends?
- Open source: you can host the whole stack on your own servers for free.
- Growth and Scale include unlimited status pages. Uptrends Core includes 10.
- Growth includes on-call rotation and incident management.
- Also covers logs, traces and application performance monitoring.
How is OneUptime worse than Uptrends?
- The hosted bill grows with every active monitor ($1 each a month) and every user.
- Texts are $0.10 each, or go through your own Twilio account. Uptrends Core includes 240 SMS credits.
11. RapidSpike
rapidspike.com
- What it is
- Synthetic user-journey, page-load, uptime and Magecart monitoring aimed at ecommerce and travel sites, sold after a demo; listed prices are billed annually, with monthly billing on request.
- Check types
- Website (HTTP), Keyword, Ping, Port, API, SSL certificate, Domain expiry, Browser transactions, Page speed, Real user monitoring, Status pages
- Free plan
- None
- Prices checked
- 8–12 Oct 2026
RapidSpike monitors website performance, security and uptime. It includes synthetic monitoring, security scanning and protection against Magecart (web skimming) attacks.
Main features:
- Performance monitoring: user experience metrics.
- Security monitoring: web skimming detection and perimeter scanning.
- Reliability monitoring: uptime and customer journey problems, with real-time notifications.
- Synthetic monitoring: with adjustable alert settings.
- Magecart protection: client-side security scanning.
Best suited for:
Businesses of every size, especially e-commerce and online services that need to catch security threats and keep pages fast.
Why is RapidSpike better than Uptrends?
- Detects Magecart attacks with its separate product, CartShark, which supports PCI DSS v4 requirements 6.4.3 and 11.6.1 for payment pages.
- Security scanning of the site perimeter is part of its product range.
- User journeys run on Selenium and record waterfalls, screenshots and video.
How is RapidSpike worse than Uptrends?
- Prices start at £199 a month billed yearly for 1 user journey, and plans start with a demo. Uptrends publishes its prices and offers a 30-day trial without a card.
- Plans renew automatically and need 30 days' notice to cancel.
12. Super Monitoring
supermonitoring.com
- What it is
- Website monitoring from a Polish company that checks uptime, page content, forms, load time, checkout flows, domain and SSL expiry, blacklists and Core Web Vitals.
- Check types
- Website (HTTP), Keyword, Ping, Port, SSL certificate, Domain expiry, Browser transactions, Page speed, Blacklist, Status pages
- Free plan
- None
- Paid plans from
- $4.92 a month, billed yearly
- Fastest check
- 1 minute
- Prices checked
- 8–12 Oct 2026
Super Monitoring monitors website and server availability, performance and content, and tests web forms and user scenarios. It has free analysis tools and public status pages.
Main features:
- Availability and content monitoring: server availability, content, page load time, response time and file integrity.
- Alerts: email, SMS, webhook and RSS.
- Public status pages.
- Form and scenario tests.
- Integrations: major CMS and communication platforms.
Best suited for:
Small and medium businesses and website administrators who want monitoring at a low cost.
Why is Super Monitoring better than Uptrends?
- Costs less to start: Super is $5.99 a month for 1 check.
- Tests whether forms and processes work.
- Domain expiry and blacklist checks are on its list of features; they are not on Uptrends' list of monitor types.
- Every plan includes SMS credits.
How is Super Monitoring worse than Uptrends?
- Super Monitoring checks from 5 stations. Uptrends Pro lets you choose from 230+ checkpoints.
- Real-user monitoring is not on Super Monitoring's list of features. Uptrends sells it as an add-on.
- Status pages on your own domain start with the Ultra plan.
13. 360 Monitoring
360monitoring.com
- What it is
- Website uptime and server monitoring from WebPros, with an open-source server agent, IP blocklist checks and a site crawler, built into the Plesk control panel.
- Check types
- Website (HTTP), Keyword, Ping, Port, SSL certificate, Server agent, Blacklist, Status pages
- Free plan
- 5 sites, 1 server, checks every 10 minutes
- Paid plans from
- $4.99 a month, billed monthly
- Fastest check
- 1 minute
- Prices checked
- 8–12 Oct 2026
360 Monitoring tracks websites and servers for uptime, performance and security. It measures Time to First Byte (TTFB, how long the server takes to start answering), monitors SSL, crawls whole sites for problems and integrates with Plesk and cPanel.
Main features:
- Website and server insights: performance indicators and server health.
- Security and blocklist checks: including email and network integrity.
- Full site checks: a crawl that reports issues.
- Analytics: reports on performance and health metrics.
Best suited for:
Web developers and hosting providers who want website and server monitoring in one tool.
Why is 360 Monitoring better than Uptrends?
- Its open-source server agent reports CPU, memory, disk and process data, with custom plugins. Uptrends sells server monitoring as a separate product, Uptrends Infra.
- Business adds IP blocklist monitoring for 800 IPs.
- Full Site Check crawls whole sites for broken links and JavaScript errors.
- Pro is $4.99 a month for 20 sites and 1 server, and the Lite plan is free.
How is 360 Monitoring worse than Uptrends?
- 360 Monitoring checks from 26 locations. Uptrends Pro lets you choose from 230+ checkpoints.
- API and multi-step transaction monitoring are not on 360 Monitoring's feature pages. Uptrends Pro has both.
- Billing is monthly only.
14. Oh Dear
ohdear.app
- What it is
- Website monitoring priced per site, bundling uptime, SSL, broken links, performance, DNS, cron checks and status pages on every plan, run from Belgium.
- Check types
- Website (HTTP), Keyword, Ping, Port, Cron jobs (heartbeat), API, DNS, SSL certificate, Domain expiry, Page speed, Blacklist, Status pages
- Free plan
- None
- Paid plans from
- $14.17 a month, billed yearly
- Fastest check
- 1 minute
- Prices checked
- 8–12 Oct 2026
Oh Dear monitors website health, performance and security. It checks uptime from around the world, runs application health checks and Lighthouse SEO audits, monitors DNS records, domains and SSL certificates, and finds broken links. Alerts go out through many integrations.
Main features:
- Uptime and performance monitoring.
- Health and SEO checks: application endpoints and Lighthouse.
- Domain and SSL monitoring.
- Broken link reports: with exclusions you can set.
- Branded status pages.
Best suited for:
Developers, webmasters and businesses that want performance, security and SEO checks in one place.
Why is Oh Dear better than Uptrends?
- Monitors SEO with Lighthouse and runs application health checks.
- Checks domain expiry and broken links, which are not on Uptrends' list of monitor types.
- Every plan includes unlimited status pages, in 25 languages. Uptrends Core includes 10.
- Every feature is on every plan, including unlimited users. Uptrends Core includes 10 users.
How is Oh Dear worse than Uptrends?
- Oh Dear checks from 33 checker servers in 16 cities. Uptrends Pro lets you choose from 230+ checkpoints.
- Multi-step API checks are not on Oh Dear's list of checks. Uptrends Pro has a multi-step API monitor.
- Text alerts go through your own Vonage account; no SMS credits are included. Uptrends Core includes 240 SMS credits.
- Real-user monitoring is not on Oh Dear's pricing page. Uptrends sells it as an add-on.
15. UptimeRobot
uptimerobot.com
- What it is
- Uptime monitoring for websites, APIs, cron jobs and domains, with status pages.
- Check types
- Website (HTTP), Keyword, Ping, Port, Cron jobs (heartbeat), API, UDP, DNS, SSL certificate, Domain expiry, Third-party dependencies, Status pages
- Free plan
- 50 monitors, checks every 5 minutes
- Paid plans from
- €9 a month, billed yearly
- Fastest check
- 15 seconds
- Prices checked
- 8–12 Oct 2026
UptimeRobot monitors websites, servers and APIs with uptime, SSL, cron job, port and keyword checks. It is easy to set up and alerts through several channels.
Main features:
- Uptime monitoring: every 5 minutes on the free plan, as often as every 15 seconds on Scale.
- SSL and domain monitoring: warnings before expiry.
- Cron job checks.
- Port and keyword checks.
- Incident reports, maintenance windows and multi-location checks.
- Integrations: Slack, Zapier and others.
- Pricing: a free plan up to enterprise plans. Paid plans have a 14-day money-back guarantee rather than a free trial.
Best suited for:
Individuals and teams of any size that want simple monitoring.
Why is UptimeRobot better than Uptrends?
- Free plan: 50 monitors. Uptrends has no free plan.
- Team checks every 30 seconds. Uptrends Core checks uptime every 2 minutes.
- Heartbeat checks confirm that cron jobs ran; they are not on Uptrends' list of monitor types.
- Domain expiry checks, which are not on Uptrends' list of monitor types.
How is UptimeRobot worse than Uptrends?
- Transaction, page speed and real-user monitoring are not on UptimeRobot's list of monitor types. Uptrends has all three, with real-user monitoring as an add-on.
- UptimeRobot checks from 4 regions. Uptrends Pro lets you choose from 230+ checkpoints.
Conclusion
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