HetrixTools vs updown.io
HetrixTools
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updown.ioSide by side
| Figure | HetrixTools | updown.io |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $9.95/mo | €5/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 7 |
| Spec score · Uptime Monitoring Software | 9.1 (#2) | 8.1 (#22) |
| Spec score · Uptime monitoring services | 9.1 (#5) | 8.4 (#16) |
| Spec score · Status Tracking | 9.0 (#3) | 8.1 (#14) |
| Alert channels | Alerts can be delivered through email, phone call, SMS, Telegram, Slack, Discord, webhooks, and other platforms. | Email,SMS,Slack,Microsoft Teams,Telegram,webhooks,Statuspage.io,Zapier |
| Check interval | 1 minute | The check frequency can be set between 15 seconds and 1 hour. |
| Founded | 2015 | 2012 |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Keyword monitoring | Yes | Yes |
| Monitoring locations | 6 | 10 |
| Server monitoring | Yes | Yes |
| SSL expiry alerts | Yes | Yes |
| Status pages | The service provides private and public reports plus public status pages. | The service provides hosted single-site and multi-site status pages with availability and performance reports. |
Plans
HetrixTools
- FreeFree
- Professional$9.95 a month
- Business$19.95 a month
- Enterprise$49.95 a month
updown.io
- 200,000 credits€5 a month
- 500,000 credits€10 a month
- 1,500,000 credits€25 a month
- 3,000,000 credits€40 a month
- 10,000,000 credits€100 a month
- 60,000,000 credits€500 a month
- Credit packs€500, paid once
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.