Better Uptime vs elmah.io

Better Uptime monitors websites and servers for availability and helps teams respond to incidents. Its monitoring includes SSL expiry alerts, keyword monitoring, and server monitoring, with checks from four monitoring locations and a limit of 10 monitors on the listed plans. Alerts can be sent by phone call, SMS, email, push notification, critical alert, Slack, Microsoft Teams, or webhook. The Free for personal projects plan costs nothing and includes 10 monitors and heartbeats, one status page, and Slack and email alerts. Responder costs $29 a month when billed annually. It includes uptime monitoring, incident management, on-call, a status page, 10 monitors, and unlimited phone call and SMS alerts. Better Uptime is available on the web, iOS, and Android. Its maker, Better Uptime, was founded in 2021.

elmah.io is a cloud error logging and monitoring service built specifically for.NET developers. Alongside error logs, it offers uptime monitoring, deployment tracking, and service heartbeats. Intelligent Error Grouping displays unique errors while retaining each instance, and Bugster analyzes stack traces and context to suggest possible causes and fixes. Integrations include Slack, GitHub, GitLab, Azure Pipelines, Octopus Deploy, Jira Cloud, Microsoft Teams, and Visual Studio; listed logging frameworks include Serilog, log4net, NLog, and Logary.

The maker describes 256-bit SSL connections, encryption at rest, and two-factor authentication for available sign-in methods. It says the service is PCI compliant and offers a copy of its SAQ A on request. Data retention follows the period specified by each plan. A 21-day trial is available without a credit card, but there is no free plan. Small Business costs $26 a month and includes three users, unlimited applications, 10,000 messages per month, 400 emails per month, and 30 days of retention. Higher plans add larger quotas and monitoring features. Listed platforms include Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, web, and Windows.