Monitors from a form, not a Playwright repo
No-code monitor setup for teams who want uptime checks without writing and maintaining test scripts.
- No code required
- DNS + TCP monitoring
- Usage-based pricing
How Checkly compares
Checkly is built around code-based synthetic tests (Playwright scripts) that live in your repo; Uptime is a dashboard-configured alternative for teams who need HTTP, DNS, TCP, cron-job, and multi-step flow monitoring — including real-browser click-throughs — without a Playwright suite to maintain.
| Category | Uptime | Checkly |
|---|---|---|
| Setup style | No-code form | Code-based (Playwright scripts) |
| Pricing model | Usage-based (pay per ping) | Per-check-run pricing |
| DNS monitoring | Included | Not a core feature |
| Cron job monitoring | Included | Not available |
| Browser-based checks | Not included | Included |
| Multi-step flow monitoring | Included (HTTP and browser) | Included, written as code |
| Status pages | Included | Included |
Why teams switch to Uptime
No-code setup
DNS & cron job monitoring
Fast to configure
Predictable pricing
When Checkly might be better
We believe in being transparent. Here's when Checkly could be the right choice.
Full Playwright is what Checkly is for
Monitoring-as-code is a genuinely better model for some teams
Their multi-step checks can compute, branch, and generate data
First-class Terraform and Pulumi providers
Perfect for teams that don't want to maintain test scripts
If nobody on the team wants to own a Playwright suite just to know whether the site is up, a form-configured monitor gets you the same alert with nothing to maintain.
- No DSL or test runner to learn
- DNS, TCP, and cron jobs included
- Unlimited team members included
Real cost comparison
See how much you could save for a typical monitoring setup.
| Use case | Checkly | Uptime | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 monitors at 30-min intervals | $24/mo | $5/mo | ~$228/year |
| 25 monitors at 60-min intervals | $24/mo | $5/mo | ~$228/year |
| 50 monitors at 60-min intervals | $45/mo | $5/mo | ~$480/year |
| Team of 5 people | +$60/mo seats | $0 extra | No seat pricing |
Estimates based on typical usage patterns. Checkly pricing can change and your actual cost depends on your setup.
Getting started
Create your monitor
Point Uptime at the URL, domain, port, or scheduled job you want to track.Choose how you're alerted
Connect email, Slack, Discord, or a webhook. Set cooldowns to avoid alert fatigue.Watch the dashboard
See uptime history, response times, and status update as checks run automatically.
Frequently asked questions
Does Uptime support full browser-based synthetic tests?
Yes for click-through checks: a flow that `use`s `browser` opens a real Browser Run session, fills and clicks by accessibility role and name, and asserts on what the live page exposes. It is a short fixed-sequence DSL, not Playwright — if you need branching, generated data, or monitors that live in your repo as Playwright scripts, Checkly is the right tool.
Do I need to write any code to use Uptime?
HTTP, DNS, TCP, SSL and cron monitors are form-configured. Flow monitors — including browser flows — are a short executable spec in the dashboard, not a repo of test files.
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