How to compare uptime monitoring services fairly

Start with a dated comparison

Our UptimeRobot comparison records the official plan information checked on 11 October 2026 and describes our deployed limits. Use the checklist below to compare products against your own endpoints and operating requirements.

Checklist

• What counts as a monitor, and whether regions, confirmation checks or certificate inspections consume additional monitor slots.
• Fastest interval per plan, and whether a fast interval implies a fast notification.
• How availability is calculated: time-weighted or check-counted; how unknown time, paused time and maintenance are treated; whether coverage is shown.
• Retention of raw checks versus aggregates.
• Whether incidents keep original evidence and whether customers can rewrite history.
• Notification channels, deduplication and delivery history.
• Status page privacy: are targets exposed, is indexing opt-in, are stale states labelled.
• Security of outbound requests: can the service be used to reach private networks.
• Pricing transparency: setup fees, overage charges, annual discount arithmetic, downgrade handling.

Sources

UptimeRobot official pricing was checked on 11 October 2026. Final checkout totals, billing periods and tax treatment should be verified when purchasing.