Comparison
Better Uptime (now Better Stack) bundles monitoring with incident management and on-call scheduling. If you just need monitoring and status pages, UptimeSignal is simpler and costs 90% less for teams.
Better Uptime is an all-in-one platform for monitoring, incident management, and on-call scheduling. UptimeSignal focuses on monitoring and status pages only.
Better Uptime uses per-responder pricing. A "responder" is any team member who can receive alerts and manage incidents. This adds up quickly for teams.
Save $14/month with UptimeSignal
Save $72/month (83%) with UptimeSignal
Save $130/month (90%) with UptimeSignal
Save $275/month (95%) with UptimeSignal
Note: Better Uptime pricing shown is for annual billing ($29/mo). Monthly billing is $34/responder. Monitor add-ons are extra ($21/mo per 50 monitors).
Better Uptime (now Better Stack) is a well-designed platform. Here's where it shines:
Better Uptime's per-responder pricing scales linearly with team size. A 5-person team pays $145/month. UptimeSignal is $15/month flat—no matter how many people need access. You save $1,560/year.
If you already use PagerDuty, Opsgenie, or your own incident tooling, Better Uptime's incident management is redundant. UptimeSignal gives you monitoring + status pages without forcing you into a workflow you won't use.
Better Uptime includes 50 monitors in the base price, then charges $21/month per additional 50 monitors. UptimeSignal Pro includes unlimited monitors for $15/month total.
Better Uptime includes 1 status page on free, additional pages require paid plans. UptimeSignal includes unlimited status pages on every plan, including free.
UptimeSignal's free tier includes 25 monitors (vs 10) and unlimited status pages (vs 1). Better for validating before committing to a paid plan.
Switching from Better Uptime to UptimeSignal is straightforward. Here's the process:
In Better Uptime, go to Settings and export your monitors. Note the URLs, expected status codes, and any custom headers.
Create your free account. No credit card required. You get 25 monitors immediately.
Add each endpoint to UptimeSignal. Configure the same URLs, headers, and expected responses.
Set up your public status page with the same components. Configure your custom domain if needed.
Run both services for a week to ensure coverage. Once confident, cancel Better Uptime and update your status page DNS.
UptimeSignal costs $15/month for unlimited monitors and status pages. Better Uptime charges $29/month per responder, so a 5-person team costs $145/month. UptimeSignal's flat pricing makes it significantly cheaper for teams of any size.
Better Uptime is an all-in-one platform that bundles monitoring with incident management, on-call scheduling, and escalation policies. UptimeSignal focuses on monitoring and status pages without the incident management complexity. If you already have incident tooling like PagerDuty or Opsgenie, UptimeSignal is simpler and cheaper.
Yes. Export your monitor list from Better Uptime, then add them to UptimeSignal. You can run both in parallel during migration to ensure continuity.
No. UptimeSignal intentionally does not include incident management, on-call scheduling, or escalation policies. This keeps the product simpler and cheaper. If you need those features, Better Uptime or a dedicated tool like PagerDuty may be better suited.
Yes. UptimeSignal includes unlimited public status pages on the free tier. Status pages automatically reflect your monitor status and support custom domains on Pro. Better Uptime also offers status pages, but they're tied to their responder pricing.
Yes. Better Uptime was rebranded to Better Stack in 2023. The uptime monitoring product is now called "Better Stack Uptime" and is part of the broader Better Stack platform that includes logs, metrics, and incident management.
25 monitors, unlimited status pages, no incident management complexity. Just monitoring that works.
Start monitoring free →No credit card required. Upgrade to Pro for $15/month when you're ready.