Cheapest Uptime Monitoring software
9 products with sourced pricing and capability data, 6 with a free plan. Entry paid plans median $24.49/mo; the cheapest product covering the 6 most common capabilities here is Pulsetic from $9/mo. Pick the one you pay for today to find a cheaper replacement.
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Uptime Monitoring price ladder
Every product's entry point, cheapest first: the free plan if there is one, otherwise the lowest paid plan as a monthly equivalent (yearly-billed plans divided by 12). Prices as observed on official pricing pages.
| Product | Free plan | Paid from | Plan | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uptime Kumauptime monitor | Free | not shown | — | 2026-10-26 |
| Pulseticuptime monitor | Free | $9/mo | Solo | 2026-10-26 |
| UptimeRobotuptime monitor | Free | $10/mo | Solo | 2026-10-29 |
| StatusCakeuptime monitor | Free | $24.49/mo | Superior | 2026-10-29 |
| Hyperpinguptime monitor | Free | $29/mo | Essentials | 2026-10-29 |
| Better Stackuptime monitor | Free | $34/mo | Responder | 2026-10-29 |
| Oh Dearuptime monitor | — | not shown | — | 2026-10-26 |
| Pingdomuptime monitor | — | not shown | — | 2026-10-26 |
| Site24x7monitoring suite | — | not shown | — | 2026-10-26 |
Cheapest uptime monitoring tool for each capability
For every capability at least a third of these products support: the cheapest product that covers it, free plans counted at $0.
- Need API access?
- StatusCake — free plan
- Need heartbeat / cron monitoring, SSL monitoring or status pages?
- Better Stack — free plan
- Need incident management & on-call?
- Hyperping — from $29/mo (Essentials plan)
- Need slack/Teams/PagerDuty alerting or keyword monitoring?
- Hyperping — free plan
- Need SMS & voice alerts?
- UptimeRobot — free plan
Frequently asked
What is the cheapest uptime monitoring software?
Pulsetic has the lowest paid entry price we have sourced, from $9/mo (Solo plan). 6 of the 9 products also offer a free plan.
Which uptime monitoring tools have a free plan?
6 of the 9 we track: Better Stack, Hyperping, Pulsetic, StatusCake, Uptime Kuma, UptimeRobot. Free plans carry limits; each product page lists them.
How much does uptime monitoring software cost?
Paid entry plans in our data run from $9/mo to $34/mo, with a median of $24.49/mo across 5 priced products (monthly equivalents; yearly-billed plans divided by 12).
Which uptime monitoring tool is cheapest with api access?
StatusCake, free plan.
Which uptime monitoring tool is cheapest with heartbeat cron, ssl monitoring or status pages?
Better Stack, free plan.
Is there an open-source uptime monitoring option?
Yes: Uptime Kuma. Self-hosting removes the subscription but not the hosting and maintenance cost.
When were these prices checked?
Between 2026-10-26 and 2026-10-29, on the vendors' official pricing pages.