Best Uptime Monitoring Software in 2026
Updated
Uptime monitoring software helps you keep watch on service availability and selected operational signals. Compared on alert channels, check intervals, monitoring locations, and monitor limits, the entries provide several ways to assess monitoring coverage. Server monitoring, keyword monitoring, and SSL expiry alerts add further criteria to consider for your setup. openstatus, Dotcom-Monitor, and UptimeRobot are among the options shown. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing round out the comparison. Consider how often services should be checked, where monitoring should run, and which alerts are relevant to your needs.
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21free plans on this page
€5/molowest paid tier
11 Oct 2026last checked
Uptime Monitoring Software, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going.25 of 25 products with recorded free access can be tried for free.
- 1 openstatusPaid from $30/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 2 WebGazerFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 3 Dotcom-MonitorPaid from $13.33/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 4 HetrixToolsPaid from $9.95/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 5 SpectateFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 6 UptimeRobotPaid from $9/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 7 ServiceUptimePaid from $5.95/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 8 StatusBotPaid from $19/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 9 Uptime KumaFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 10 UptimiaPaid from $9/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 11 Better UptimePaid from $29/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 12 elmah.ioPaid from $26/mo
- Free to practise on: no
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 13 Kuvasz UptimeFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 14 SolidPingPaid from €5/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 15 UptinioPaid from $8/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 16 UptrendsPaid from $42/mo
- Free to practise on: no
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 17 GatusPaid from $10/mo
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 18 HyperpingPaid from $24/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 19 MonSpark
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 20 MontasticPaid from $5/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 21 PulseticPaid from $9/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 22 PushMonPaid from $14.95/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 23 SiteUptimePaid from $10/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 24 StatusCakePaid from $20.41/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 25 UpptimeFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Monitor limit | Check interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | openstatus | 7.9 | Free plan | $30/mo | Yes | 30 /mo | 20 monitors | 1 minute |
| 2 | WebGazer | 7.6 | Free plan | Yes | 19 /mo | 200 monitors | 1 minute | |
| 3 | Dotcom-Monitor | 7.3 | Free plan | $13.33/mo | Yes | 13.33 /mo | 5 monitors | 15 minutes |
| 4 | HetrixTools | 7.3 | Free plan | $9.95/mo | Yes | 9.95 /mo | 30 monitors | 1 minute |
| 5 | Spectate | 7.2 | Free plan | Yes | 12 /mo | |||
| 6 | UptimeRobot | 7.2 | Free plan | $9/mo | Yes | 12 /mo | 10 monitors | 1 minute |
| 7 | ServiceUptime | 7.1 | Free plan | $5.95/mo | Yes | 3 monitors | 5 minutes | |
| 8 | StatusBot | 7.1 | Free plan | $19/mo | Yes | |||
| 9 | Uptime Kuma | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 10 | Uptimia | 7.1 | Free plan | $9/mo | Yes | 9 /mo | 10 monitors | 1 minute |
| 11 | Better Uptime | 7.0 | Free plan | $29/mo | Yes | 29 /mo | 10 monitors | |
| 12 | elmah.io | 7.0 | No | $26/mo | No | 26 /mo | ||
| 13 | Kuvasz Uptime | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 14 | SolidPing | 7.0 | Free plan | €5/mo | Yes | 1,000 monitors | ||
| 15 | Uptinio | 7.0 | Free plan | $8/mo | Yes | 100 monitors | 1 minute | |
| 16 | Uptrends | 7.0 | No | $42/mo | No | 42 /mo | ||
| 17 | Gatus | 6.9 | $10/mo | Yes | 30 monitors | |||
| 18 | Hyperping | 6.9 | Free plan | $24/mo | Yes | 24 /mo | 50 monitors | |
| 19 | MonSpark | 6.9 | Yes | |||||
| 20 | Montastic | 6.9 | Free plan | $5/mo | Yes | 5 /mo | 15 monitors | 1 minute |
| 21 | Pulsetic | 6.9 | Free plan | $9/mo | Yes | 9 /mo | 1 minute | |
| 22 | PushMon | 6.9 | Free plan | $14.95/mo | Yes | 14.95 /mo | 10 monitors | 1 minute |
| 23 | SiteUptime | 6.9 | Free plan | $10/mo | Yes | 10 /mo | ||
| 24 | StatusCake | 6.9 | Free plan | $20.41/mo | Yes | 20.41 /mo | 100 monitors | 1 minute |
| 25 | Upptime | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes |
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