BinaryCanary
5.8#40 in uptime monitoring softwareFrom $2 a monthWeb
VisitBinaryCanary vs openstatus
openstatus
7.6#4 in uptime monitoring softwareFrom $30 a monthFree planWebAPILinuxmacOS
VisitWhat both publish
| Fact | BinaryCanary | openstatus |
|---|---|---|
| Alert channels | SMS,SMS by email,email,phone call | Slack,Discord,Telegram,Google Chat,Microsoft Teams,Email,SMS,WhatsApp,OpsGenie,PagerDuty,Grafana OnCall,Webhook,Ntfy |
| Check interval | 1 minute | 1 minute |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Keyword monitoring | Yes | Yes |
| Monitoring locations | 3 | 6 |
| Paid from | 2 | 30 |
| Server monitoring | Yes | Yes |
| SSL expiry alerts | Yes | Yes |
BinaryCanary plans
- Starter$2 a month
- Standard$5 a month
- Power$10 a month
- Hyper$20 a month
openstatus plans
- HobbyFree
- Starter$30 a month
- Pro$100 a month
- Scale$500 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
Pick BinaryCanary if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.
Pick openstatus if…
It suits teams that need uptime checks and status pages, including those who want to self-host or manage monitoring through automation interfaces. The free Hobby plan may fit a small setup with modest monitoring needs.