Better Uptime vs HetrixTools

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.

HetrixTools monitors uptime, servers, blacklists, domains, SSL certificates, and nameserver changes. Its free plan lists 15 uptime monitors and 15 server monitors, one-minute checks, and four monitoring locations; continued free access requires account activity every 90 days. Paid plans use one-minute checks as well. Professional costs $9.95 a month for 30 uptime and server monitors across six locations; Business costs $19.95 a month for 60 of each across nine locations; Enterprise costs $49.95 a month for 200 of each across 12 locations.

Uptime checks can run from up to 12 global locations. Alerts are available through email, phone calls, SMS, messaging services, incident-management tools, and webhooks. HetrixTools provides private and public reports and public status pages. Its server monitoring agent supports Linux, Windows, macOS, and shared hosting environments. Paid plans include sub-accounts, API access, white-label options, and Premium support. Yearly billing offers two months free; extra phone or SMS credits cost $0.1 each.