Uptiqr vs. everyone else
One flat plan instead of
a stack of add-ons
UptimeRobot charges extra to remove branding. StatusCake charges more than double for the same. Better Stack bills monitors, pages, and on-call as separate line items. Uptiqr bundles unbranded status pages, alerting, and (on higher plans) on-call escalation, an AI-drafted postmortem, and a public API into one flat monthly price.
Start monitoring freeFree plan includes 10 monitors. No credit card required.
Head-to-head
Pricing checked against each competitor's public pricing page on 2026-07-10 — see the individual comparison pages linked below for full sourcing. Confirm current numbers before you switch, plans change.
| Feature | Uptiqr | UptimeRobot | Better Stack | Pingdom | StatusCake |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 10 monitors, 3-min checks | 50 monitors, 5-min checks | 10 monitors, 30-sec checks, on-call included | No free plan | 10 monitors, 5-min checks |
| Starting paid price | $9/mo flat (20 monitors, 3 status pages) | $9-10/mo (Solo) | Free covers 10 monitors; scales per resource above that (+$25/mo per 50 monitors, +$15/mo per page) | ~$15/mo (Starter) | $20.41-24.49/mo for unbranded pages (Superior) |
| Unbranded status pages | Included from $9/mo | Requires $33-38/mo Team plan | 1 page free; additional pages billed separately | Add-on on some plans | Requires $20.41-24.49/mo Superior plan |
| SMS / phone alerts | Included quota from $9/mo (SMS), $19/mo (calls) | Credit-based add-on | Not published on our comparison page | Credit-based add-on | Not published on our comparison page |
| On-call escalation policies | Included on Business, $39/mo | Not published on our comparison page | Included, even on the free plan | Not published on our comparison page | Not published on our comparison page |
| Fastest check interval | 30 sec (Pro+), 60 sec (Starter) | 30 sec, Enterprise only ($69-82/mo) | 30 sec on every plan, incl. free | Not published on our comparison page | Not published on our comparison page |
What's bundled at no extra charge
Unbranded status pages
From the $9/mo Starter plan, not a $33-38/mo Team tier.
Real Slack alerts
Interactive Acknowledge/Resolve buttons via a Slack App, not just a webhook.
On-call escalation
Ordered alert chains (email, SMS, call, Slack) on the Business plan.
AI postmortem drafts
Grounded in your real ping and incident data, on Pro and higher.
A versioned public API
Full CRUD on monitors from your own scripts or CI, on Pro and higher.
SMS and phone call alerts
A monthly quota included from $9/mo, not a pay-as-you-go credit add-on.
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