ServiceUptime vs SolidPing
ServiceUptime
serviceuptime.com
SolidPing
solidping.ioSide by side
| Figure | ServiceUptime | SolidPing |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $5.95/mo | €5/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 10 | 5 |
| Spec score · Uptime Monitoring Software | 8.4 (#11) | 8.6 (#7) |
| Spec score · Uptime monitoring services | 8.4 (#17) | 9.2 (#1) |
| Alert channels | email,SMS,webhook | Slack,Discord,Microsoft Teams,Google Chat,Mattermost,Matrix,Zulip,Telegram,Email,Webhooks,PagerDuty,ntfy,Gotify,Pushover,Web Push,SMS,voice via Twilio |
| Alerts | Outage alerts are available by email and SMS, and the services page also lists webhook alerts and an API for custom alerting applications. | Alerts are available through Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams, Google Chat, Mattermost, Matrix, Zulip, Telegram, email, webhooks, PagerDuty, ntfy, Gotify, Pushover, Web Push, and Twilio SMS or voice. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Monitor limit | 3 | 1000 |
| Server monitoring | Yes | Yes |
| Support | The contact page says a representative will respond within 24 hours, while the FAQ says support and sales teams are available 24/7. | The maker lists [email protected] and GitHub Issues as support routes. |
Plans
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
SolidPing
- FreeFree
- Starter€5 a month
- Pro€15 a month
- Scale€45 a month
- Self-hostedFree
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.
SolidPing
SolidPing is an open-source uptime monitoring platform available as hosted cloud software or self-hosted software. It offers 40 check types, including HTTP, TCP, DNS, databases, email servers, Docker, Kubernetes, headless-browser and custom JavaScript checks, with intervals as frequent as every 10 seconds. The product lists monitoring from six locations, server monitoring and SSL expiry alerts. Alerts can reach a wide range of chat services, email, webhooks, PagerDuty, push services, SMS or voice through Twilio. Rotation schedules, overrides, iCal feeds and multi-step escalation policies are included even on Free. Public status pages can show sections, subscribers, incident updates, uptime and response-time metrics; custom domains are metered by plan. SolidPing also offers a REST API and MCP endpoint. The self-hosted version is a Go binary using SQLite or PostgreSQL, licensed under AGPL-3.0. Hosted plans run from Free to Scale, and hosted account, monitoring and incident data and backups are stored in France on OVHcloud. SolidPing states it does not currently hold ISO 27001 or SOC 2 certification.