Checkly Alternatives

UptimeRobot

Free plan

9.1 /10

UptimeRobot is the SMB uptime monitoring leader. Free tier covers 50 monitors + 5-minute intervals — genuinely the most generous free tier in category. Solo at $7-15/month annual ($84-180/year depending on monitor count) adds 60-second intervals + API/DNS/UDP monitoring. Team at $29-38/month annual ($348-456/year) for 100 monitors + 3 notify/login seats. Enterprise $54-289/month annual for 200-1,000+ monitors + 30-second intervals.

• Most generous free tier in category — 50 monitors at 5-minute intervals at $0
• Transparent tiered pricing scales predictably with monitor count
• Solo tier at $7/month annual is category's cheapest paid tier

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Better Stack (formerly Better Uptime)

Free plan Free trial

9 /10

Better Stack (rebranded from Better Uptime in 2024) is the incident management + monitoring platform. Free tier: 10 monitors + 10 heartbeats + 1 status page + 100K exceptions + 5K session replays + 3 GB logs + 30 GB metrics. Team at $29-34/month annual adds single responder + unlimited phone calls + unlimited team members. Many add-ons: telemetry bundles, external monitoring, call routing, AI SRE chat.

• Incident management category-leading — unlimited phone calls on Team $29-34/month
• Free tier genuinely useful with 10 monitors + 100K exceptions + 5K session replays
• Unlimited team members for telemetry access (vs Datadog/New Relic per-user pricing)

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StatusCake

Free plan

8.5 /10

StatusCake is the SMB all-in-one monitoring platform. Free tier: 10 uptime monitors (5-min) + 1 page speed + 1 domain + 1 SSL monitor. Superior at $21.41/month annual ($256.92/year) covers 100 uptime (1-min) + 15 page speed + 50 domain + 50 SSL + 3 server + 9 team members. Business at $66.66/month annual ($799.92/year) for 300 uptime (30-sec) + advanced monitoring + white-label reporting.

• All-in-one scope bundles uptime + page speed + domain + SSL + server monitoring
• Superior at $21.41/month annual includes 100 uptime + SSL + domain + server in one package
• 30-second intervals on Business tier competitive with Checkly Team for half the price

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Pingdom (SolarWinds)

Free trial

8.2 /10

Pingdom is the veteran uptime monitoring brand, owned by SolarWinds since 2014. Starter at $10/month for 10 monitors + 5-minute intervals + 20 SMS credits. Standard at $15/month for 50 monitors. Professional at $39/month adds Real User Monitoring (RUM) + 1-minute intervals. Advanced at $79/month for 250 monitors + enhanced RUM. Enterprise from $199/month for 500+ monitors.

• 70+ global check locations is widest in category
• SolarWinds ecosystem integration for existing SolarWinds customers
• Real User Monitoring at Professional tier ($39/month) competitive with standalone RUM

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