Comparison
Looking for an UptimeRobot alternative? Here's a detailed comparison of pricing, features, and which service is right for your monitoring needs.
UptimeRobot has been a popular choice for uptime monitoring since 2010, but their pricing model and recent policy changes have many developers looking for alternatives. This guide breaks down the key differences to help you decide.
The biggest difference between UptimeSignal and UptimeRobot is pricing structure. UptimeRobot uses per-monitor pricing on paid plans, which means your bill grows with your infrastructure.
$15/month for unlimited monitors. Always.
Monitor 10 endpoints or 1,000 — same price. Your monitoring costs don't scale with your infrastructure.
Imagine you're running a SaaS with an API, main app, marketing site, staging environments, and third-party integrations. You might need 75-100 monitors.
That's $180/year in savings — enough to pay for another year of monitoring.
In October 2024, UptimeRobot updated their terms of service to explicitly prohibit commercial use on their free tier. From their FAQ:
"The free plan is only for personal, non-commercial use. If you're using monitoring for a business, commercial project, or any application that generates revenue, you need a paid plan."
This affects a lot of developers:
Including the free tier. Run a business, have a side hustle, monetize your project — we don't restrict how you use your monitors.
We're not here to trash the competition. UptimeRobot has been around since 2010 and has earned its reputation. Here's where they shine:
They've been doing this longer than most. That's a proven track record.
UptimeRobot supports SMS, phone calls, and more integrations than UptimeSignal currently offers.
UptimeRobot keeps 2 years of history on paid plans. UptimeSignal keeps 90 days.
50 monitors vs our 25. Though theirs can't be used commercially.
$15/month gets you unlimited monitors. Monitor 10 endpoints or 1,000 — same price. Your bill doesn't scale with your infrastructure. This is the pricing model developers actually want.
Use it for your side project, your startup, your client work. We don't care how you make money. The free tier is for trying us out and for small projects, regardless of whether they're commercial.
UptimeRobot has been around since 2010, and the interface shows its age. UptimeSignal is built with modern tech (React, Tailwind) and focuses on what matters: your monitors and their status.
No passwords to remember or manage. Click a link in your email and you're in. Simple and secure.
Create as many public status pages as you need on any plan. Share your uptime with customers without extra cost.
Switching is straightforward. There's no complex import process — just add your URLs and you're monitoring within minutes.
Create an account at app.uptimesignal.io. No credit card required. We'll send you a magic link to log in.
Add the same URLs you're monitoring in UptimeRobot. You can copy them from your UptimeRobot dashboard. Each monitor takes about 10 seconds to set up.
Keep UptimeRobot running while you test UptimeSignal. Once you're confident everything is working, you can cancel UptimeRobot.
If you're using UptimeRobot's status pages, create equivalent ones in UptimeSignal. Then update your DNS or links to point to your new status page URL.
Tip: You don't need to migrate all at once. Start with your most critical monitors, verify they're working, then add the rest. There's no rush.
Start with the free tier — 25 monitors, commercial use allowed, no credit card required. See if UptimeSignal works for you.
Try UptimeSignal free →No credit card required. Upgrade to unlimited for $15/month anytime.