Pingdom vs UptimeKit
Pingdom
pingdom.comUptimeKit
docs.uptimekit.devSide by side
| Figure | Pingdom | UptimeKit |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $16.50/mo | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 0 |
| Spec score · Uptime Monitoring Software | 8.9 (#4) | 7.2 (#45) |
| Spec score · Uptime monitoring services | 9.1 (#6) | 7.3 (#36) |
| Alert channels | Email,SMS,push notifications,Slack,PagerDuty,Opsgenie,VictorOps,HipChat,webhooks | Discord,Telegram,ntfy,Prometheus AlertManager,Apprise,custom webhooks |
| Integrations | Native alert integrations named by Pingdom include Slack, VictorOps, Opsgenie and PagerDuty. | Supported integrations include Discord, Google Chat, Telegram, ntfy, webhooks, and Prometheus AlertManager. |
| Intended users | Pingdom describes use cases for digital marketers, web hosting providers, and web developers. | UptimeKit is presented for teams needing multi-region monitoring, multiple status pages, structured incident management, and time-series monitor history. |
| Server monitoring | Yes | Yes |
| SSL expiry alerts | Yes | Yes |
| Status pages | Public status pages are included in all plans and can show current status and historical data. | Users can create public or private status pages with custom domains and password protection. |
Plans
Pingdom
- Real User Monitoring$16.50 a month
- Synthetic Monitoring$16.50 a month
- Real User Monitoring annual calculator$198 a year
- Synthetic Monitoring annual calculator$198 a year
- EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
UptimeKit
UptimeKit has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.