UptimeForeverfree uptime monitoring ☕Tip

A cheaper UptimeRobot alternative

UptimeRobot raised Solo from $8 to $13 a month in 2026. If you just need to know when a site is down, here is the same job for $5.

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Uptime Forever vs UptimeRobot

UptimeRobotUptime Forever
Free plan50 monitors, 5-min checks, no SSL monitoring10 monitors, 5-min checks, SSL warnings included
1-minute checksSolo $13/month (10 monitors) or $28/month (50)Pro $5/month (50 monitors)
Yearly$144/year (Solo 10)$45/year
Status page✓✓ with 90-day bars, branding in Pro
Email alerts✓✓ down and back up
SMS, voice, Slack, team seats✓ (some paid extras)No, email only for now
Port, ping, DNS, cron/heartbeat monitors✓No, HTTP(S) and keyword

UptimeRobot prices from uptimerobot.com/pricing, checked October 2026. Their Solo plan was $8/month in February 2026.

Who should switch

If you watch a handful of websites or APIs and want email when they break, plus a public status page, Uptime Forever does it for less than half the price. If you need SMS or phone-call alerts, TCP port or ping checks, or team accounts, UptimeRobot still does more.

Moving over

  1. Export or copy your monitor URLs from UptimeRobot.
  2. Sign in and add each URL; keyword monitors keep the same "contains / doesn't contain" logic.
  3. Pick an address for your status page and update the link on your site.
  4. Leave both running for a day, then cancel UptimeRobot before it renews.

Questions

Is there a free UptimeRobot alternative?

Yes. Uptime Forever's free plan is 10 monitors at 5-minute checks with email alerts, SSL expiry warnings and a status page, with no card.

Is it really free?

Yes. 10 monitors checked every 5 minutes, email alerts, SSL expiry warnings and a public status page, with no card and no time limit. Pro is $5/month for 50 monitors checked every minute.

What counts as down?

A connection error, a timeout (10 seconds), an HTTP status of 400 or higher, or, for keyword monitors, the keyword missing (or present, if you choose). A failed check is retried a few seconds later before anything is reported, so a single blip doesn't page you.

Where do alerts go?

By email to your account address the moment a monitor goes down, and again when it comes back up with how long it was down. Pro adds up to 10 alert contacts.