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Should I Use updown.io?

updown.io·Analyzed 11 hours ago··Based on 12 sources

ϟ Website monitoring — beautiful, simple and inexpensive.

Worth it

Worth it

Buy it if you run a handful of sites or APIs and want cheap, commitment-free uptime alerts.

Dirt-cheap pay-per-check uptime monitoring. Perfect for small teams; too thin for enterprise or deep checks.

Confidence: High

4.3/5

G2 rating

865 reviews

Pay-per-check

Pricing model

1 credit = 1 check, no monthly fees

2012

Founded

Solo founder, Paris, France

Yes

Free tier

Plenty of free credit to start

Value for money5

Pay-per-check, no commitment; repeatedly called cheap

Ease of use5

Reviewers consistently praise clean, simple UI

Feature depth3

Five basic check types; no deep transaction monitoring

Support quality2

Solo founder works 5-10 hours weekly

Security posture2

No public security page; GDPR DPA offered

Pros

  • Pay only per check; no monthly fees or commitment²
  • Clean UI; G2 calls pricing 'cheap and simple'³
  • Five check types (HTTP(S), TCP(S), ICMP) cover most services¹
  • Check frequency 15s to 1h; pricing scales linearly¹
  • Plenty of free credit to try before paying¹

Cons

  • Cloudflare-protected sites can show false 403 alerts¹
  • Only measures server response time, not full page behavior11
  • Solo founder works 5-10 hours weekly on the product⁵
  • No public security page for vendor due diligence⁶

Gotchas

  • mediumCosts scale with frequency — 15s checks across many sites add up¹
  • mediumCloudflare sites need probe whitelisting or you get false 403 alarms¹
  • mediumOne-person company since 2012; support and roadmap depend on one founder⁵
  • lowNo published security page may stall procurement or security reviews⁶

Best for

  • Indie devs and solo founders
  • Small teams watching a few sites
  • Agencies monitoring client sites cheaply
  • Anti-subscription, pay-as-you-go buyers

Not for

  • Enterprises needing SOC 2 reports or vendor security reviews
  • Teams needing multi-step or deep transaction monitoring
  • Buyers wanting 40+ global probe locations out of the box
  • Anyone needing guaranteed support SLAs

Pricing

Pay-as-you-go

1 credit = 1 check

  • No monthly fees, no commitment
  • Checks every 15s to 1h
  • Pricing scales linearly with frequency

Security

No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Reviewers consistently praise the clean interface and cheap, simple pay-per-check pricing.

“If you are looking for a great uptime monitoring tool I highly recommend giving updown.io a”
— woorkup review, Jun 2020
“Love everything about updown.io.”
— updown.io site testimonial

Alternatives

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Uptime

4.6/5 from 257 reviews; starts at $15/month.

Full analysis

Based on 30+ public sources including G2, Hacker News, vendor docs, and competitor comparison pages. Vendor site publishes no security page.

Sources

  1. updown.io homepageupdown.io
    official
  2. updown.io Terms of Serviceupdown.io
    official
  3. updown.io on G2g2.com
    review
  4. Uptime Monitoring from updown.io Is Just Perfection (woorkup)woorkup.com
    review
  5. HN: I run updown.io since 2012news.ycombinator.com
    news
  6. updown.io Security pageupdown.io
    security
  7. updown.io DPAupdown.io
    security
  8. StackShare: Pingdom vs updown.iostackshare.io
    review
  9. StatusCake: Alternative to updown.iostatuscake.com
    review
  10. SpotSaaS: Uptime vs updown.iospotsaas.com
    review
  11. ObservableHQ: response-time-only measurement notedtalk.observablehq.com
    news
  12. NorthDuty: updown.io Alternative for Deeper Checksnorthduty.com
    review

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