Independent · sourced · Updated June 2026
Best Uptime Monitoring (2026)
The cheapest uptime monitoring is Better Stack at $0/mo. 4 offer a free tier (Better Stack, Checkly, StatusCake). This page compares 7 options on entry price, free tier, HIPAA/SOC 2 and best-for — every figure linked to its source, updated June 2026.
7 options compared on price, free tier, compliance and fit — ranked cheapest-first. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it; quote-only tiers show “—”, never a guess.
Key takeaways
- Cheapest: Better Stack at $0/mo (Free).
- Typical paid price: from $9/mo, median $12/mo, up to $29/mo — across 6 with published pricing.
- Free tier: Better Stack, Checkly, StatusCake, UptimeRobot.
- Tracked: 7 vendors, data current through 2026-06-15.
Comparison
| # | Uptime Monitoring | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | SOC 2 | Best for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Better Stack | $0/mo Free | Yes | No | Yes | Engineering teams wanting uptime monitoring bundled with log management and error tracking | betterstack.com |
| 2 | Checkly | $0/mo Hobby | Yes | — | Yes | Engineering teams that treat monitoring as code alongside application deployments | checklyhq.com |
| 3 | StatusCake | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | — | Small teams wanting broad monitor type coverage (uptime + SSL + domain + server) on one plan | statuscake.com |
| 4 | UptimeRobot | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | Yes | Indie developers and small teams needing a generous free tier | uptimerobot.com |
| 5 | Site24x7 | $9/mo Web Uptime | No | — | Yes | SMBs and enterprises needing all-in-one infrastructure + website monitoring under one bill | site24x7.com |
| 6 | Uptimia | $9/mo Basic | No | — | — | Teams needing broad global coverage (171 locations) at mid-market pricing | uptimia.com |
| 7 | Pingdom | $15/mo Synthetic Monitoring | No | — | — | Teams already in the SolarWinds ecosystem | softwareadvice.com |
Prices are the lowest published self-serve monthly rate as captured on the linked source. Annual-billing and usage details are on each vendor's record in our open dataset.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest uptime monitoring?
Better Stack has the lowest published entry price at $0/mo (Free), as of 2026-06-15.
How much does uptime monitoring cost per month?
Across the 6 uptime monitoring with published paid pricing, the median starting price is $12/mo, ranging from $9/mo to $29/mo, as of 2026-06-15. 4 also offer a free tier.
Which uptime monitoring have a free plan?
Better Stack, Checkly, StatusCake, UptimeRobot offer a free tier.
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How we compiled this
Published self-serve USD pricing was collected directly from each vendor's official pricing page on 2026-06-14 via WebFetch. Pingdom (pingdom.com) returned HTTP 403 on all direct URL attempts (pricing, signup, solution pages); pricing was sourced from two independent aggregator/review pages (softwareadvice.com, getapp.com) which agree on a $15/month entry point for Synthetic Monitoring — this is noted in provenance and the data is marked as aggregator-sourced. StatusCake displays prices in EUR only; the pricing page confirms invoicing is also accepted in USD but no USD figures are published; EUR monthly figures are recorded and monthlyUsd is set to the EUR amount as a proxy only where a USD equivalent is not directly stated — this is noted in provenance. Better Stack uses a per-seat model for Responder seats with no flat organizational plan; monthlyUsd reflects cost for one Responder seat. Checkly shows the same dollar figures on both monthly and annual toggles; the page states 'annual billing applies the annual discount' but does not publish a separate monthly rate, so the displayed price is treated as the annual billing rate. Site24x7 annual pricing is the primary figure; monthlyUsd reflects the annualized monthly rate with month-to-month rate in notes. All telephony fields (minutesIncluded, callsIncluded, overagePerMin, overagePerCall) are null throughout — this is a non-telephony vertical.
Last verified 2026-06-15. We re-check published prices and compliance on a recurring cadence and update this page when they change.
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