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Uptime Monitoring · 2026
6 tools · 6 dimensions · Ranked by weighted score
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| Weighted average | Overall | Setup speed, dashboard clarity, and check configuration. | Escalation policies, on-call routing, and notification channels. | Check frequency, global check locations, and protocol support. | Free tier check limits and cost per additional monitor. | Slack, PagerDuty, status pages, and incident management. | Public status pages and historical uptime reporting. | Monthly |
| ★Better Uptime Modern uptime monitoring with incident… | 89 | 92 | 92 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 90 | Free freemium |
| Grafana Cloud Open-source-based monitoring stack, ho… | 81 | 72 | 85 | 78 | 90 | 88 | 85 | Free freemium |
| New Relic Full-stack observability beyond simple… | 81 | 70 | 90 | 85 | 60 | 95 | 88 | Free freemium |
| Checkly Monitoring as code for API and browser… | 79 | 82 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 75 | Free freemium |
| Pingdom SolarWinds-backed monitoring with deep… | 79 | 78 | 80 | 88 | 62 | 80 | 82 | $15 paid |
| UptimeRobot The simplest, most affordable way to m… | 75 | 85 | 65 | 70 | 96 | 65 | 70 | Free freemium |
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Developer UX
Setup speed, dashboard clarity, and check configuration.
Alerting
Escalation policies, on-call routing, and notification channels.
Check Coverage
Check frequency, global check locations, and protocol support.
Price / Value
Free tier check limits and cost per additional monitor.
Integrations
Slack, PagerDuty, status pages, and incident management.
Dashboards
Public status pages and historical uptime reporting.
| Tool | Score | Developer UX | Alerting | Check Coverage | Price / Value | Integrations | Dashboards | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Uptime★ | 89 | 92 | 92 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 90 | Free |
| Grafana Cloud | 81 | 72 | 85 | 78 | 90 | 88 | 85 | Free |
| New Relic | 81 | 70 | 90 | 85 | 60 | 95 | 88 | Free |
| Checkly | 79 | 82 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 75 | Free |
| Pingdom | 79 | 78 | 80 | 88 | 62 | 80 | 82 | $15 |
| UptimeRobot | 75 | 85 | 65 | 70 | 96 | 65 | 70 | Free |
Top Pick
Better Uptime
89/100
Best: Developer UX (92)
Runner Up
Grafana Cloud
81/100
Best: Price / Value (90)
Third Place
New Relic
81/100
Best: Integrations (95)