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VERDICT

Should I use Oh Dear?

Website health monitoring in one tool: uptime checked every minute, SSL certificates, DNS, cron jobs, broken links and performance, plus status pages. - ohdear.app

Depends. Buy it if you run several production or client sites and want uptime, SSL, cron and status pages in one dashboard. Skip it if you monitor one hobby site — free monitors cover that.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 12 usable public sources; most Reddit and Facebook search hits were unrelated to the product.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo direct support evidence found
  • Security posture

Pricing

€15/mo

Entry

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierNo

Best for

  • Agencies managing many client sites
  • Laravel and SaaS dev teams
  • Teams wanting uptime, SSL, cron, status pages together
  • GDPR / EU-hosting-conscious buyers

Not for

  • Single-site owners: €15/mo for 2 sites beats free monitors' value
  • Anyone needing a free tier
  • Guess: teams wanting deep server/APM monitoring — it checks website health, not internals

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

8 paid editions scaling by sites monitored — multi-site costs climb fast

medium

€15/mo entry for just 2 sites; check free UptimeRobot before committing

low

CVE-2024-13290 hit a third-party Drupal integration module, not Oh Dear core

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Uptime, SSL, DNS, cron, broken links, performance, status pages in one tool
  • Uptime checked every minute
  • 4.7/5 G2 (33 reviews) and 4.9/5 Capterra (73 reviews)
  • Monitors Laravel apps for vulnerabilities via health endpoint
  • TLS encryption, ISO 27001 EU hosting, GDPR-compliant privacy

Cons

  • Entry plan covers only 2 sites at €15/month
  • Small review base versus bigger rivals
  • Bootstrapped, self-funded vendor — smaller-company risk
  • No free tier; rivals advertise free alternatives

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/20/2026 - 12 sources - No known vulnerabilities in Oh Dear core; TLS, ISO 27001 EU hosting, GDPR-compliant privacy and a vulnerability disclosure policy. One CVE affects a third-party Drupal integration module.

official x3review x4security x2news x3
  • CVE-2024-13290 — Drupal Oh Dear Integration Module, Caching vulnerability in the community Drupal module that integrates with Oh Dear, not the core product.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • €15/mo

    Starting price

  • 12

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. All checks bundled from €15; scales per site
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Testimonials praise easy, dependable setup
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Seven check types plus status pages included
  • Support quality. No direct support evidence found
  • Security posture: 4/5. ISO 27001 EU hosting, TLS, disclosure policy
  • 4.7/5 G2 rating 33 reviews
  • 4.9/5 Capterra rating 73 reviews
  • €15/mo Starting price 2 sites; 8 paid editions
  • Every minute Uptime check frequency Plus SSL, DNS, cron, links, performance

Pricing

Entry

€15/mo

  • 2 sites
  • All check types included
  • Status pages

Security

No known vulnerabilities in Oh Dear core; TLS, ISO 27001 EU hosting, GDPR-compliant privacy and a vulnerability disclosure policy.

  • CVE-2024-13290 — Drupal Oh Dear Integration ModuleCaching vulnerability in the community Drupal module that integrates with Oh Dear, not the core product.11

One CVE affects a third-party Drupal integration module.

What users say

Ratings are strong (4.7/5 G2, 4.9/5 Capterra) but independent review text is sparse; vendor-page testimonials call it easy to set up and dependable.

Full analysis

Based on 12 usable public sources; most Reddit and Facebook search hits were unrelated to the product.

All-in-one website monitoring from €15/mo (2 sites). Great for agencies and dev teams; overkill for a single hobby site.

Methodology

Based on 12 usable public sources; most Reddit and Facebook search hits were unrelated to the product.

Sources

  1. Oh Dear homepageohdear.app
    official
  2. Website Monitoring Pricing & Plansohdear.app
    official
  3. Uptime.com vs Oh Dearohdear.app
    official
  4. Security: TLS Encryption & ISO 27001 EU Hostingohdear.app
    security
  5. Oh Dear Products — G2 reviewsg2.com
    review
  6. Oh Dear — Capterra reviewscapterra.com.au
    review
  7. Oh Dear Pricing — G2g2.com
    review
  8. Nova Uptime vs Oh Dearnovauptime.com
    news
  9. UptimeRobot vs Oh Dear comparisonhyperping.com
    review
  10. Pulsetic — Oh Dear alternative with free planpulsetic.com
    news
  11. CVE-2024-13290 — Drupal Oh Dear Integration Modulevulert.com
    security
  12. How to monitor your Laravel app for critical vulnerabilitiesfreek.dev
    news

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