Compare uptime monitors
Tier against tier. Free plans compared to free plans, similarly-priced paid plans next to each other — so you can actually tell who wins.
Free tier
What you get without paying a cent.
Pingdom has no free tier — 14-day trial only.
| Feature | exit1.devFree$0 | UptimeRobotFree$0 | Better StackFree$0 | HyperpingFree$0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monitors | 10 | 50 | 10 | 20 |
| Check interval | 5 min | 5 min | 3 min | 5 min |
| Multi-region checks | ||||
| HTTP / TCP / UDP / ICMP / WebSocket | HTTP only | HTTP only | HTTP only | |
| SSL certificate monitoring | ||||
| Domain expiry alerts | ||||
| Public status page | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Webhooks | 1 | |||
| Slack / Discord / Teams | Slack only | Slack only | Basic | |
| SMS alerts | ||||
| REST API | ||||
| Log retention | 60 days | 90 days | 3 days | Limited |
exit1.dev
Free
$0
- Monitors
- 10
- Check interval
- 5 min
- Multi-region checks
- HTTP / TCP / UDP / ICMP / WebSocket
- SSL certificate monitoring
- Domain expiry alerts
- Public status page
- 1
- Webhooks
- 1
- Slack / Discord / Teams
- SMS alerts
- REST API
- Log retention
- 60 days
UptimeRobot
Free
$0
- Monitors
- 50
- Check interval
- 5 min
- Multi-region checks
- HTTP / TCP / UDP / ICMP / WebSocket
- HTTP only
- SSL certificate monitoring
- Domain expiry alerts
- Public status page
- 1
- Webhooks
- Slack / Discord / Teams
- Slack only
- SMS alerts
- REST API
- Log retention
- 90 days
Better Stack
Free
$0
- Monitors
- 10
- Check interval
- 3 min
- Multi-region checks
- HTTP / TCP / UDP / ICMP / WebSocket
- HTTP only
- SSL certificate monitoring
- Domain expiry alerts
- Public status page
- 1
- Webhooks
- Slack / Discord / Teams
- Slack only
- SMS alerts
- REST API
- Log retention
- 3 days
Hyperping
Free
$0
- Monitors
- 20
- Check interval
- 5 min
- Multi-region checks
- HTTP / TCP / UDP / ICMP / WebSocket
- HTTP only
- SSL certificate monitoring
- Domain expiry alerts
- Public status page
- 1
- Webhooks
- Slack / Discord / Teams
- Basic
- SMS alerts
- REST API
- Log retention
- Limited
UptimeRobot lets you put 50 monitors on a free account, but the check interval tops out at 5 minutes and SSL/alerting depth is thinner than it looks.
Best value
Around $24–$34 / month
The tier where most teams actually land. Apples-to-apples against the cheapest real paid plan from each competitor.
| Feature | exit1.devPro$24/mo$20/mo annual | UptimeRobotTeam$34/moFrom $29 annual | Better StackResponder$34/mo$29 annual | HyperpingEssentials$24/moAnnual only |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monitors included | 500 | 100 | 10 (add-ons extra) | 50 |
| Minimum check interval | 30 sec | 60 sec | 30 sec | 30 sec |
| Multi-region checks | ||||
| HTTP / TCP / UDP / ICMP / WebSocket | HTTP + keyword | HTTP + TCP + DNS | HTTP + TCP + DNS | |
| SSL certificate monitoring | ||||
| Domain expiry alerts | ||||
| SMS alerts | 50 / month | Credits — $0.03+ each | Unlimited | Unclear |
| Slack / Discord / Teams | ||||
| Webhooks | 25 | |||
| REST API | ||||
| MCP (Claude, Cursor, Windsurf) | ||||
| Branded status pages | 25 | Unlimited | Multiple | 1 + custom domain |
| CSV bulk export | ||||
| Log retention | 365 days | 24 months | Unlimited incidents | Unclear |
exit1.dev
Pro
$24/mo
$20/mo annual
- Monitors included
- 500
- Minimum check interval
- 30 sec
- Multi-region checks
- HTTP / TCP / UDP / ICMP / WebSocket
- SSL certificate monitoring
- Domain expiry alerts
- SMS alerts
- 50 / month
- Slack / Discord / Teams
- Webhooks
- 25
- REST API
- MCP (Claude, Cursor, Windsurf)
- Branded status pages
- 25
- CSV bulk export
- Log retention
- 365 days
UptimeRobot
Team
$34/mo
From $29 annual
- Monitors included
- 100
- Minimum check interval
- 60 sec
- Multi-region checks
- HTTP / TCP / UDP / ICMP / WebSocket
- HTTP + keyword
- SSL certificate monitoring
- Domain expiry alerts
- SMS alerts
- Credits — $0.03+ each
- Slack / Discord / Teams
- Webhooks
- REST API
- MCP (Claude, Cursor, Windsurf)
- Branded status pages
- Unlimited
- CSV bulk export
- Log retention
- 24 months
Better Stack
Responder
$34/mo
$29 annual
- Monitors included
- 10 (add-ons extra)
- Minimum check interval
- 30 sec
- Multi-region checks
- HTTP / TCP / UDP / ICMP / WebSocket
- HTTP + TCP + DNS
- SSL certificate monitoring
- Domain expiry alerts
- SMS alerts
- Unlimited
- Slack / Discord / Teams
- Webhooks
- REST API
- MCP (Claude, Cursor, Windsurf)
- Branded status pages
- Multiple
- CSV bulk export
- Log retention
- Unlimited incidents
Hyperping
Essentials
$24/mo
Annual only
- Monitors included
- 50
- Minimum check interval
- 30 sec
- Multi-region checks
- HTTP / TCP / UDP / ICMP / WebSocket
- HTTP + TCP + DNS
- SSL certificate monitoring
- Domain expiry alerts
- SMS alerts
- Unclear
- Slack / Discord / Teams
- Webhooks
- REST API
- MCP (Claude, Cursor, Windsurf)
- Branded status pages
- 1 + custom domain
- CSV bulk export
- Log retention
- Unclear
A fair comparison note: Better Stack's Responder plan includes just 10 monitors at its base price — scaling to 50 adds roughly $21–$25/month. UptimeRobot caps SMS via prepaid credits rather than a monthly allowance. Hyperping doesn't publish SMS quotas. Exit1 Pro bundles 50 SMS, REST API, and MCP for AI assistants at the lowest sticker price in this row.
Running 500+ monitors?
Exit1 Agency is $49/month (or $37 billed annually) for 1,000 monitors, 15-second checks, and 3-year retention. For comparison: Hyperping Pro is $74/mo for 100 monitors, Checkly Team is $64/mo for 75 monitors.
The bottom line
- Exit1 Free is the only free tier with TCP, UDP, WebSocket, and ICMP checks — not just HTTP pings.
- Exit1 Pro at $24/mo is the cheapest plan in this comparison that ships with 30-second checks, 50 SMS, REST API, and MCP — all bundled, no add-ons.
- 500 monitors on Pro vs. 10–100 on the same-priced tier from competitors.
- MCP access means you can query your checks directly from Claude, Cursor, or Windsurf — nobody else offers this.
- Where others win: Better Stack ships unlimited SMS at its paid tier. UptimeRobot gives you 50 monitors on the free plan. We're being honest about that.