Comparison

UptimeSignal vs Better Uptime

Better Uptime (now Better Stack) bundles monitoring with incident management. If you just need monitoring, UptimeSignal is simpler and cheaper.

Quick Comparison

Feature UptimeSignal Better Uptime

Focus Monitoring Monitoring + Incidents

Pricing $15/mo unlimited $29/mo per responder

Free tier 25 monitors Limited

Incident management No Yes

Status pages Unlimited free Yes

What Better Uptime Does Well

All-in-one platform — Monitoring + incident management + status pages in one tool
Modern UI — Clean, well-designed interface
On-call scheduling — Built-in escalation policies and schedules

Where UptimeSignal Wins

Just monitoring, nothing else

Better Uptime bundles incident management whether you need it or not. If you already have incident tooling (or don't need it), you're paying for features you won't use.

Way cheaper

Better Uptime charges $29/month per "responder" (team member). A 5-person team costs $145/month. UptimeSignal is $15/month total, unlimited monitors.

Simpler to understand

No escalation policies, schedules, or responders to configure. Add a monitor, get alerts. That's it.

When to Choose Better Uptime

You need incident management with on-call scheduling
You want monitoring + status pages + incidents in one platform
You have a team that needs escalation policies

When to Choose UptimeSignal

You just need uptime monitoring without incident management
You already have incident tooling (PagerDuty, Opsgenie, etc.)
You want simple, predictable pricing
You're a solo developer or small team

Try UptimeSignal free

25 monitors, no incident management complexity. Just monitoring that works.

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