Better Stack is an alternative
to Uptime Kuma
$0/mo (Free (for personal projects)) vs Uptime Kuma at — — covering 50% of the 4 compared capabilities.
Same job. Way less money.
Comparison scenario
Every cheaper-than claim is tied to a defined scenario — never a bare list price.
single user, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
plan at —, the cheapest paid plan.
Free (for personal projects): 0 USD/monthly.
We list 1 assessed alternative; Uptime Kuma's own price is not verified yet, so no cheaper-than claim is made.
Capability comparison
Better Stack covers 50% of the 4 capabilities compared against Uptime Kuma. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Better Stack | Uptime Kuma |
|---|---|---|
| Status pages | ✓ | ✓ |
| SSL monitoring | ✓ | ✓ |
| Keyword monitoring | ✗ | ✓ |
| Slack/Teams/PagerDuty alerting | ✗ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Uptime Kuma has that Better Stack lacks.
- Keyword monitoring — Alert when a specific keyword disappears from a monitored page.Missing from Better Stack.
- Slack/Teams/PagerDuty alerting — Send alerts to Slack, Teams, or PagerDuty.Missing from Better Stack.
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Free (for personal projects) | Free |
| Responder | $34/seat/mo |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
| Self-hosted (free) | Free |
Frequently asked
What does Better Stack lack compared with Uptime Kuma?
Keyword monitoring, Slack/Teams/PagerDuty alerting — 2 of the 4 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Uptime Kuma: 2026-10-26; Better Stack: 2026-10-29 — on the official pricing pages.
Who switched
Anonymous: no account, no email, no IP stored. Reports are shown once a switch has 3 or more and never change ranking or order — alternatives are computed from prices and capabilities only.
Sources & freshness
- https://uptime.kuma.pet (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- https://github.com/louislam/uptime-kuma (feature_page, checked 2026-10-26)
- Better Stack data last verified 2026-10-29