PingPing vs ServiceUptime
PingPing
pingping.ioServiceUptime
serviceuptime.comSide by side
| Figure | PingPing | ServiceUptime |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | €6/mo | $5.95/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 10 |
| Spec score · Uptime Monitoring Software | 8.3 (#15) | 8.4 (#11) |
| Spec score · Uptime monitoring services | 8.2 (#19) | 8.4 (#17) |
| Alert channels | email,Slack,Discord,Telegram,SMS,webhooks | email,SMS,webhook |
| API | The site describes a REST API for managing monitors and retrieving statistics, with webhooks on state changes. | The services page says users can use the ServiceUptime API to build their own application and alerting. |
| Check interval | The site says it checks monitored websites every 30 seconds and measures response time on each check. | 5 minutes |
| Free plan | The FAQ says PingPing does not offer a free plan. | Yes |
| Intended users | PingPing says it is built for solo founders running revenue-critical SaaS, and also lists agencies, growing product teams, multi-property businesses, and consultants for its plans. | The Start plan page recommends the plan to individuals monitoring one website, while the Standard plan page recommends professional monitoring for webmasters with over 10 hosts. |
| Keyword monitoring | No | Yes |
| Monitor limit | 5 | 3 |
| Purpose | PingPing monitors website uptime and SSL certificates and notifies users when something breaks. | ServiceUptime remotely monitors website availability and performance and alerts users when it detects a problem. |
| Security and privacy | Its privacy policy says the owner takes appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, or destruction of data. | The privacy policy says account sessions are encrypted using SSL and that ServiceUptime does not store credit-card billing information on its side. |
| Server monitoring | No | Yes |
Plans
PingPing
- Starter€6 a month
- Growth€30 a month
- Scale€90 a month
- CustomPrice not published
ServiceUptime
- FreeFree
- Start$5.95 a month
- Standard$9.95 a month
- Advanced$29.95 a month
- Professional$89.95 a month
- Free MonitoringFree
- Start$5.95 a month
- Standard$9.95 a month
- Advanced$29.95 a month
- CorporatePrice not published
In their own words
ServiceUptime
ServiceUptime remotely monitors website availability and performance, then alerts users when it detects problems. Checks cover web pages, PING, HTTP/HTTPS, links, mail servers, download servers, DNS, MySQL, and custom servers or ports. Monitoring intervals range from 1 to 60 minutes, depending on the selected option and plan. The free account includes one service checked every 30 or 60 minutes. Paid plans list Start at $5.95 a month for three monitors with five-minute checks, Standard at $9.95 a month for six monitors, Advanced at $29.95 a month for three monitors with one-minute checks, and Professional at $89.95 a month for ten monitors with two-minute checks. Alerts can use email, SMS, or webhooks, with an API for custom applications. Detected outages are checked from multiple monitoring locations before alerts are sent. Reports include uptime, performance, lifetime statistics, and public statistics for websites. ServiceUptime was established in 2005. A 14-day trial is listed.