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Free Freshping Alternative: Keep 1-Min Checks

2 min read
February 12, 2025

Freshping shutting down? Here’s a free alternative with unlimited monitors.

Free Freshping Alternative: The Simple Exit

Freshping was the easy button. It’s shutting down. You still need 1‑minute checks.

Here’s the clean replacement: exit1.dev. Free. Unlimited. No credit card.

Why People Picked Freshping

  • Fast setup
  • 1‑minute checks
  • Clean UI
  • Email and webhook alerts
  • Cheap (free)

What You Need Now

If you were on Freshping, you need:

  • Same 1‑minute cadence
  • Unlimited monitors (or at least not 50)
  • SSL monitoring
  • Alert routing
  • An API that doesn’t fight you

exit1.dev covers it. Free.

Quick Compare

Feature Freshping (Free) exit1.dev (Free)
Monitors 50 Unlimited
Interval 1 min 1 min
SSL
Email
Webhooks
API
Credit Card No No

Set Up in 10 Minutes

  1. Create an account.
  2. Add your URLs.
  3. Set alert channels.

That’s it. You’re back to green lights.

Example: Bulk Add URLs

const urls = [
  'https://app.yoursite.com',
  'https://api.yoursite.com',
  'https://status.yoursite.com'
];

urls.forEach(async (url) => {
  await fetch('https://api.exit1.dev/websites', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
      'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_KEY'
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      url,
      name: url.replace('https://', ''),
      checkInterval: 60
    })
  });
});

Marketing Angle: Your Reliability Story

Freshping closing is a moment. Use it.

  • Update your status page copy
  • Add “1‑minute monitoring” to your website
  • Show reliability as a feature

Trust sells. Monitoring is the proof.

When You Might Need More

If you need transactions or synthetic scripts, look at dedicated tools. For raw uptime and SSL, free wins.

Conclusion

Freshping is gone. Monitoring shouldn’t be.

Start here: Get Started

Related: Free Uptime Monitor Checklist, Best Free Uptime Monitoring Tools, Website Monitoring 101

Morten Pradsgaard is the founder of exit1.dev — the free uptime monitor for people who actually ship. He writes no-bullshit guides on monitoring, reliability, and building software that doesn't crumble under pressure.