Uptime vs Pingdom

Every monitor type at a small team's price

Powerful monitoring without enterprise-grade pricing for a small team's needs.

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  • Usage-based pricing
  • No enterprise contracts
  • All monitor types included
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How Pingdom compares

Pingdom's pricing targets larger teams with real-user-monitoring add-ons; Uptime keeps a focused feature set at a price a small team can justify.

CategoryUptimePingdom
Pricing modelUsage-based (pay per ping)Tiered, enterprise-oriented plans
DNS monitoringIncludedNot a core feature
TCP monitoringIncludedIncluded
Cron job monitoringIncludedNot available
Multi-step flow monitoringIncluded (HTTP and browser)Included, as recorded browser checks
Real user monitoringNot includedAvailable as an add-on
Data retention365 daysVaries by plan
Why switch

Why teams switch to Uptime

Right-sized pricing

Pay for your actual ping volume instead of an enterprise-tier minimum.

All-in-one monitor types

HTTP, DNS, TCP, SSL, and cron jobs in a single account.

Simple setup

Create a monitor and get your first result in under a minute.

Status pages included

No separate purchase required.
Honest take

When Pingdom might be better

We believe in being transparent. Here's when Pingdom could be the right choice.

Real user monitoring is something we simply don't do

Pingdom measures what your actual visitors experience in their own browsers. Uptime only runs synthetic checks from its own regions.

100+ probe locations versus our 9

If you need per-country latency data or genuinely global coverage, Pingdom's probe network is far denser than ours.

Their recorded checks are a different product shape

Pingdom's transaction checks are recorded browser sessions aimed at larger teams. Uptime's browser flows are a short accessibility-addressed spec — open, fill, click, expect — without the enterprise transaction-recording workflow.

Perfect for small teams priced out of enterprise monitoring

If you need dependable uptime checks but can't justify an enterprise monitoring contract, usage-based pricing scales down as far as your actual volume goes.

  • No enterprise tier minimum
  • Status pages at no extra cost
  • Unlimited team members included
Pricing

Real cost comparison

See how much you could save for a typical monitoring setup.

Use casePingdomUptimeSavings
10 monitors at 30-min intervals$15/mo$5/mo~$120/year
25 monitors at 60-min intervals$29/mo$5/mo~$288/year
50 monitors at 60-min intervals$89/mo$5/mo~$1,008/year

Estimates based on typical usage patterns. Pingdom pricing can change and your actual cost depends on your setup.

Get started

Getting started

  1. Create your monitor

    Point Uptime at the URL, domain, port, or scheduled job you want to track.

  2. Choose how you're alerted

    Connect email, Slack, Discord, or a webhook. Set cooldowns to avoid alert fatigue.

  3. Watch the dashboard

    See uptime history, response times, and status update as checks run automatically.
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Does Uptime include real-user monitoring (RUM)?

No — Uptime focuses on synthetic uptime and health checks, not in-browser real-user analytics.

Is Uptime a good fit for a small team?

Yes — usage-based pricing scales down as well as up, unlike enterprise-minimum plans.

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