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Uptime Robot alternatives

10 companies ranked alongside Uptime Robot on Lister's rankings, compared on what each is best for, its starting price and its Lister Score.

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The closest alternatives to Uptime Robot on Lister are Datadog, Pingdom and New Relic, the companies that share the most rankings with it. Each is compared below on its stated best fit, starting price and Lister Score.
Uptime Robot alternatives, compared
#ALTERNATIVEBEST FORSCOREFROMRANKED
1DatadogCloud scale monitoring and securityLarge enterprises and DevOps teams95.0$15/host/month#1 in Top 10 Synthetic MonitoringOn 2 of Uptime Robot's rankings
2PingdomFast, reliable website monitoringWebmasters and digital agencies95.0$15/month#1 in Top 10 Website Uptime MonitoringOn 2 of Uptime Robot's rankings
3New RelicAll-in-one observability platformSoftware engineers and developers92.7$49/month#2 in Top 10 Synthetic MonitoringOn 2 of Uptime Robot's rankings
4StatusCakeUptime monitoring made simpleE-commerce and growing businesses90.3$20.49/month#3 in Top 10 Website Uptime MonitoringOn 2 of Uptime Robot's rankings
5ChecklyMonitoring for the modern developerFrontend developers and API teams90.3$40/month#3 in Top 10 Synthetic Monitoring
6DynatraceSoftware intelligence for the enterprise cloudLarge enterprises with complex cloud environments88.0Custom#4 in Top 10 Synthetic Monitoring
7AppDynamicsBusiness transaction performance tracking85.7Custom#5 in Top 10 Synthetic Monitoring
8UptimeKumaOpen-source, self-hosted uptime monitoring solutionSelf-hosted environments and organisations prioritising data privacy83.3Free#6 in Top 10 Website Uptime Monitoring
9Freshworks FreshpingIntegrated monitoring within Freshworks suite with team collaborationTeams already using Freshworks products seeking integrated monitoring81.0$19/month#7 in Top 10 Website Uptime Monitoring
10MonitoringAlertsSimple uptime monitoring with fast alert deliveryBudget-conscious businesses needing reliable basic uptime monitoring78.7$5/month#8 in Top 10 Website Uptime Monitoring
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How to choose an alternative to Uptime Robot

Start from what you need it for. Where each fits best, as Lister records it:

  • Datadog: Large enterprises and DevOps teams
  • Pingdom: Webmasters and digital agencies
  • New Relic: Software engineers and developers
  • StatusCake: E-commerce and growing businesses
  • Checkly: Frontend developers and API teams
  • Dynatrace: Large enterprises with complex cloud environments
  • AppDynamics: Business transaction performance tracking
  • UptimeKuma: Self-hosted environments and organisations prioritising data privacy
  • Freshworks Freshping: Teams already using Freshworks products seeking integrated monitoring
  • MonitoringAlerts: Budget-conscious businesses needing reliable basic uptime monitoring

Closest to Uptime Robot by the rankings they share: Datadog (2 rankings), Pingdom (2 rankings) and New Relic (2 rankings).

Free to start, by their stated pricing: UptimeKuma.

Stated starting prices: Datadog ($15/host/month), Pingdom ($15/month), New Relic ($49/month), StatusCake ($20.49/month), Checkly ($40/month), Freshworks Freshping ($19/month) and MonitoringAlerts ($5/month).

Custom or quote-based pricing: Dynatrace and AppDynamics.

Each Lister Score is the alternative's score on the ranking named in its row, so compare scores within one ranking rather than across rankings. How the score is made.

Each alternative in brief

01

Datadog

Cloud scale monitoring and security

#1 in Top 10 Synthetic Monitoring: A cloud-scale monitoring and security platform that features robust synthetic testing capabilities alongside APM and infrastructure metrics.

From $15/host/monthBest for: Large enterprises and DevOps teamsFull profile
PROS
  • Extremely powerful analytics
  • Thousands of integrations
CONS
  • Steep learning curve
  • Complex pricing structure
95.0
02

Pingdom

Fast, reliable website monitoring

#1 in Top 10 Website Uptime Monitoring: Pingdom is a comprehensive uptime monitoring platform offering real-time alerts, detailed performance reports, and monitoring from multiple geographic locations across the world.

From $15/monthBest for: Webmasters and digital agenciesFull profile
PROS
  • Detailed root cause analysis
  • Clean and intuitive dashboard
CONS
  • No longer offers a free tier
  • Can become expensive at scale
95.0
03

New Relic

All-in-one observability platform

#2 in Top 10 Synthetic Monitoring: An all-in-one observability platform offering browser-based synthetic monitoring and API tests to track global availability.

From $49/monthBest for: Software engineers and developersFull profile
PROS
  • Deep application insights
  • Unified telemetry data
CONS
  • Can be costly for small projects
  • Overwhelming interface for beginners
92.7
04

StatusCake

Uptime monitoring made simple

#3 in Top 10 Website Uptime Monitoring: StatusCake offers comprehensive uptime and performance monitoring with intelligent alerting, status pages, and detailed incident tracking for teams of any size.

From $20.49/monthBest for: E-commerce and growing businessesFull profile
PROS
  • Comprehensive feature set
  • Free plan available
CONS
  • Interface feels slightly dated
  • SMS alerts cost extra
90.3
05

Checkly

Monitoring for the modern developer

#3 in Top 10 Synthetic Monitoring: An active monitoring platform built for developers, utilizing JavaScript and Playwright for reliable API and end-to-end checks.

From $40/monthBest for: Frontend developers and API teamsFull profile
PROS
  • Great API and developer focus
  • Advanced browser testing
CONS
  • Requires coding knowledge to get the most value
  • Expensive for simple ping checks
90.3
06

Dynatrace

Software intelligence for the enterprise cloud

#4 in Top 10 Synthetic Monitoring: An enterprise software intelligence platform powered by artificial intelligence to automate application monitoring and synthetic checks.

Pricing: CustomBest for: Large enterprises with complex cloud environmentsFull profile
PROS
  • Advanced AI root cause analysis
  • Full automation capabilities
CONS
  • Very high cost
  • Overkill for simple websites
88.0
07

AppDynamics

#5 in Top 10 Synthetic Monitoring: Cisco-owned application performance monitoring solution providing end-to-end synthetic user monitoring for business-critical apps.

Pricing: CustomBest for: Business transaction performance trackingFull profile
PROS
  • Excellent business transaction mapping
  • Robust enterprise support
CONS
  • Dated user interface design
85.7
08

UptimeKuma

Open-source, self-hosted uptime monitoring solution

#6 in Top 10 Website Uptime Monitoring: Uptime Kuma is a lightweight, open-source monitoring tool that can be self-hosted, offering a clean interface for HTTP/HTTPS, DNS, and TCP/UDP monitoring.

FreeBest for: Self-hosted environments and organisations prioritising data privacyFull profile
PROS
  • Completely free and open-source
  • Privacy-focused with full control over monitoring data
CONS
  • Requires technical setup and server infrastructure
  • Limited global monitoring locations compared to SaaS solutions
83.3
09

Freshworks Freshping

Integrated monitoring within Freshworks suite with team collaboration

#7 in Top 10 Website Uptime Monitoring: Freshping integrates uptime monitoring with the broader Freshworks ecosystem, offering monitoring, alerting, and incident management alongside CRM and helpdesk tools.

From $19/monthBest for: Teams already using Freshworks products seeking integrated monitoringFull profile
PROS
  • Excellent integration with Freshworks suite
  • Affordable pricing with generous feature set
CONS
  • Best value only realised when using other Freshworks products
  • Limited functionality if used standalone
81.0
10

MonitoringAlerts

Simple uptime monitoring with fast alert delivery

#8 in Top 10 Website Uptime Monitoring: MonitoringAlerts provides straightforward uptime monitoring with SMS and email alerts, public status pages, and monitoring from multiple global locations.

From $5/monthBest for: Budget-conscious businesses needing reliable basic uptime monitoringFull profile
PROS
  • Exceptionally affordable pricing
  • Simple, intuitive interface
CONS
  • Limited advanced analytics and reporting
  • Smaller company with fewer geographic monitoring locations
78.7