shouldiuse.io

VERDICT

Should I use Uptime.com :) Website Monitoring Service?

The website monitoring service for unmatched uptime monitoring. Start monitoring your websites, APIs, cron jobs and more. Unlimited email, SMS, Slack notifications. - uptime.com

Worth it. Buy if you run revenue-critical sites, APIs, or client SLAs and want 1-minute global checks. Skip it if you're a hobbyist or small team a cheap monitor already covers.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~15 public sources; pricing figures vary by source; no vendor security disclosures found.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support-quality evidence in sources
  • Security posture

Pricing

$7–$9/mo

Uptime Monitoring (entry)

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Add-ons$1–$19/mo

Best for

  • Agencies managing many client sites
  • Ecommerce/finance teams with SLA commitments
  • DevOps monitoring APIs and cron jobs
  • Teams needing SLA proof for RFPs

Not for

  • One-site hobbyists — serious overkill
  • Small teams watching every dollar — add-ons multiply fast
  • Buyers demanding vendor security transparency — none published
  • Deep APM seekers — this isn't full-stack tracing

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

G2 reviewers: costs get expensive as you add checks, SMS notifications, and workflows.

medium

Third-party review cites per-monitor, per-user, and per-status-page fees stacking up.

medium

No public security page found — vendor security posture is opaque.

low

Best rate requires annual billing: $108/year for the starting configuration.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Easy setup, reliable monitoring, well-liked dashboard and reporting
  • 30+ check types including real user monitoring
  • 1-minute checks from 30 locations across 5 continents
  • Strong SLA reporting praised as helpful for RFPs and vendor contracts
  • Unlimited email, SMS, Slack notifications

Cons

  • Costs rise as checks, SMS, and workflows are added
  • Status page costs extra at $19/month
  • No public security page found
  • Budget competitors start around $5.95/month

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/20/2026 - 12 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x2review x8security x1news x1

Key stats

  • Value for money: 3/5

    Rating

  • $7–$9/mo

    Starting price

  • 12

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 3/5. Cheap entry; costs climb with checks and add-ons
  • Ease of use: 5/5. Reviews consistently praise easy setup and dashboard
  • Feature depth: 5/5. 30+ check types, RUM, SLA reporting
  • Support quality. No support-quality evidence in sources
  • Security posture: 2/5. No public security page found
  • $9/mo Starting price Annual billing; $108/yr starter config
  • 1 minute Check frequency From 30 locations across 5 continents
  • 30+ Check types Including real user monitoring
  • Thousands Enterprise customers Incl. Apple, Microsoft, IBM

Pricing

Uptime Monitoring (entry)

$7–$9/mo

  • Core uptime checks
  • $108/yr starting configuration on annual billing

Add-ons

$1–$19/mo

  • Probe server locations $1/mo
  • Real user monitoring $5/mo
  • Status page $19/mo

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Users praise easy setup, dashboards, and SLA reporting; complaints center on scaling costs.

“It's user-friendly, easy to set up, and has a great dashboard and reporting”
G2 reviewer
“Amazing App for real time monitoring visibility to outages.”
App Store review
“very helpful for RFPs and vendor contracts”
G2 reviewer via Hyperping

Alternatives

Compare Uptime.com :) Website Monitoring Service with each alternative.

Companies that use it

Full analysis

Based on ~15 public sources; pricing figures vary by source; no vendor security disclosures found.

Easy, reliable 1-minute monitoring with 30+ check types and SLA reports — but add-on costs climb fast.

Methodology

Based on ~15 public sources; pricing figures vary by source; no vendor security disclosures found.

Sources

  1. Uptime.com Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Featuresg2.com
    review
  2. I tried Uptime.com and found it to be one of the very besttechradar.com
    review
  3. Uptime.com Website Monitoring - Apps on Google Playplay.google.com
    review
  4. Uptime.com Website Monitoring - App Storeapps.apple.com
    review
  5. 5 Best Uptime Monitoring Tools in 2026hyperping.com
    review
  6. Uptime.com Pricing and Review 2026cubeapm.com
    review
  7. Uptime.com Software Pricing, Alternatives & Morecapterra.com
    review
  8. Read Customer Service Reviews of uptime.comtrustpilot.com
    review
  9. Uptime.com Announces Self-Serve Subscriptionsnewswire.com
    news
  10. Uptime.com Website Monitoring Serviceuptime.com
    official
  11. Uptime.com Pricinguptime.com
    official
  12. Uptime.com Security pageuptime.com
    security

Rate this review

Anonymous. You can change your vote.

Loading votes…

Comments

One queue. No nested comments. Give a display name first. Limit: 200 words per comment and 7 comments per day. You can edit or delete yours.

Save a name to write a comment.

0 / 200 words

No comments yet.