Uptime.com Alternative With the Status Page Bundled In
Uptime.com is a mature, capable monitoring platform with real depth in transaction and real-user monitoring, and larger teams rely on it for SLA reporting. The catch is how it is packaged: website monitoring, real-user monitoring, and the status page are separate modules that each carry their own price, with the status page starting at $13 a month ($120 a year) on top of the monitoring you already pay for, which at the entry tier is more than the $9 monitoring itself. As you add capabilities, the bill becomes several line items to track. UptimeHub keeps it to one. Every check type (HTTP, keyword, API, ping, TCP, SSL, DNS, and cron heartbeat) runs from six global regions with auto-retry on by default, and a branded public status page is included in the same flat per-monitor plan rather than sold as an add-on. If you need Uptime.com-grade transaction and real-user monitoring, it earns its keep; if you want dependable uptime checks plus a status page in one predictable plan, UptimeHub is the simpler buy. At the very smallest size Uptime.com plus its status page costs less, about $22 a month against our $49 Starter; the gap closes as check counts and add-ons grow.
Checked from regions with auto-retry. No single-location false alarms.
All systems operational. Steady pulse across every region.
api.example.com returned no response from all 6 regions. Auto-retry confirmed the outage, then we alerted your team.
api.example.com is back up. The incident is logged to your status page history automatically.
90-day uptime · branded · your domain
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UptimeHub vs Uptime.com
| Capability | UptimeHub | Uptime.com |
|---|---|---|
| Status page included, not a separate module | Separate line, from $13/mo | |
| One flat per-monitor plan | Modular add-ons | |
| All check types in one plan | ||
| Multi-region checks by default | ||
| Auto-retry to avoid false alerts | ||
| Self-serve, transparent pricing | ||
| Real-user and transaction monitoring depth | Uptime focused |
Comparison reflects general product positioning and is provided in good faith. Verify current capabilities with each vendor.
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Monitoring and a status page, self-serve
Checked from regions with auto-retry. No single-location false alarms.
All systems operational. Steady pulse across every region.
api.example.com returned no response from all 6 regions. Auto-retry confirmed the outage, then we alerted your team.
api.example.com is back up. The incident is logged to your status page history automatically.
90-day uptime · branded · your domain
Live demo · drive it, no signup needed
FAQ
Questions buyers ask about switching from Uptime.com
Website monitoring starts at $9 a month on monthly billing or $84 a year ($7 a month) on annual billing, for 10 basic checks, 1 advanced check and 25 SMS alerts, and runs in 22 tiers up to 30,000 checks at $13,343 a month. Correction, September 2026: this answer previously said $108 a year. That figure is the page placeholder shown before its calculator loads; the price you can buy is $84. Every tier carries the same features, and the full ladder, with the status page and location add-ons, is in our Uptime.com pricing breakdown.
For teams that want uptime, API, SSL, DNS, TCP and cron checks plus a branded status page in one flat per-monitor plan, UptimeHub covers that ground without separate modules. Uptime.com remains the better buy if you need real-user monitoring, scripted transaction checks or the formal SLA reporting depth that enterprise procurement asks for.
The status page is a separate module priced on top of the monitoring plan rather than bundled into it. That is worth pricing early, because most teams evaluating uptime monitoring end up wanting the public page too, and adding it later changes the comparison between vendors more than people expect.
Yes, particularly at the higher tiers, where multistep API checks let one response feed the next request and assertions can validate the response content. That capability is above what a straightforward endpoint monitor offers, and the pricing reflects it, so it is worth being honest about whether your failures actually need chained checks.
Packaging. Uptime.com sells monitoring, real-user monitoring and the status page as modules that each add to the bill, which suits buyers who want depth in each. UptimeHub sells one flat per-monitor plan with every external check type and the status page included, which suits teams who want a predictable number and no add-on math.
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