Uptime Robot
FreemiumFree website monitoring with 5-minute checks and instant alert notifications
📊Monitoring & ObservabilityAbout Uptime Robot
Uptime Robot is the simplest and most popular free website monitoring tool. The free plan includes 50 monitors with 5-minute check intervals, email and SMS alerts, and a basic status page. It checks HTTP/HTTPS, ping, port, and keyword monitoring. The paid plan ($7/month) adds 1-minute intervals and more monitors. Used by millions of developers for basic production monitoring. Compare to Better Uptime (better status page, more features, more expensive). Best for: developers and small projects who need basic uptime monitoring without cost.
What's Great
- ✓50 monitors completely free with 5-minute intervals
- ✓Simple setup — add a URL and monitoring starts immediately
- ✓Multiple alert channels: email, SMS, Slack, webhooks
- ✓Basic status page included on free tier
Watch Out For
- !5-minute intervals can miss brief outages
- !Status page less professional than Better Uptime or StatusPage
- !Limited advanced monitoring (no full-page content verification)
Common Use Cases
A developer monitors 20 client websites for $0/month
A solo founder gets immediate email alerts when their app goes down
Pricing Model
Freemium
Free plan available. Paid plans unlock advanced features.
Category
Monitoring & Observability
Infrastructure monitoring, APM, and observability platforms for production systems.
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