HetrixTools vs UptimeRobot
HetrixTools
hetrixtools.com
UptimeRobot
uptimerobot.comSide by side
| Figure | HetrixTools | UptimeRobot |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $9.95/mo | $9/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 6 |
| Spec score · Uptime Monitoring Software | 9.1 (#2) | 8.4 (#12) |
| Spec score · Internet Performance Monitoring Software | 8.9 (#2) | 8.3 (#14) |
| Spec score · Uptime monitoring services | 9.1 (#5) | 9.1 (#4) |
| Spec score · Status Tracking | 9.0 (#3) | 8.3 (#10) |
| Alert channels | Alerts can be delivered through email, phone call, SMS, Telegram, Slack, Discord, webhooks, and other platforms. | Email, SMS, voice call, mobile push, Email-to-SMS and integrations are listed. |
| Check interval | 1 minute | 1 minute |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Keyword monitoring | Yes | Yes |
| Monitoring locations | 6 | 4 |
| Monitor limit | 30 | 10 |
| Server monitoring | Yes | Yes |
| SSL expiry alerts | Yes | Yes |
| Paid from | 9.95 | 12 |
| Status pages | The service provides private and public reports plus public status pages. | Supports branded real-time status pages with incidents and maintenance updates. |
Plans
HetrixTools
- FreeFree
- Professional$9.95 a month
- Business$19.95 a month
- Enterprise$49.95 a month
UptimeRobot
- FreeFree
- Solo$9 a month
- Team$35 a month
- Scale$65 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
- SMS credits 10$3, 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.
UptimeRobot
UptimeRobot monitors websites, servers and other services for availability, with Android and iOS mobile apps. Its Free plan costs nothing, billed monthly, and includes 50 monitors, five-minute checks and basic status pages. Listed monitor types include HTTP, port, ping, keyword, API, UDP, DNS, SSL and domain monitoring. Paid plans can check every minute; the Solo plan is listed at $9 a month when billed annually, with a 60-second interval and 10 monitors. Other plans list intervals as short as 15 seconds. Alert channels include email, SMS, voice calls, mobile push, collaboration services and webhooks. The service also offers branded status pages with incident and maintenance updates, and role-based access for teams. UptimeRobot lists integration with more than 20 services, while the free plan includes five integrations. Free registration does not require a credit card. Annual billing is stated to save about 15%, and new subscriptions and upgrades have a 14-day money-back guarantee. The company is headquartered in Bratislava, Slovakia.