Gatus vs HetrixTools
Gatus
gatus.ioHetrixTools
hetrixtools.comSide by side
| Figure | Gatus | HetrixTools |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $10/mo | $9.95/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 4 | 4 |
| Spec score · Uptime Monitoring Software | 8.5 (#8) | 9.1 (#2) |
| Spec score · Status Tracking | 8.5 (#5) | 9.0 (#3) |
| Spec score · Internet Performance Monitoring Software | 8.4 (#6) | 8.9 (#2) |
| Spec score · Uptime monitoring services | 8.4 (#15) | 9.1 (#5) |
| Alert channels | Slack,Microsoft Teams,Telegram,Discord,Google Chat,Gotify,Matrix,Mattermost,n8n,Ntfy,Opsgenie,Email,Gitea,GitHub,GitLab | Alerts can be delivered through email, phone call, SMS, Telegram, Slack, Discord, webhooks, and other platforms. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Keyword monitoring | Yes | Yes |
| Monitor limit | 30 | 30 |
| Server monitoring | Yes | Yes |
| SSL expiry alerts | Yes | Yes |
| Status pages | Plans include status pages, with private pages and custom hostnames listed as included features. | The service provides private and public reports plus public status pages. |
Plans
Gatus
- Standard$10 a month
- Premium$20 a month
- Business$50 a month
- Enterprise$500 a month
HetrixTools
- FreeFree
- Professional$9.95 a month
- Business$19.95 a month
- Enterprise$49.95 a month
In their own words
HetrixTools
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.