Gatus
7.2#22 in uptime monitoring servicesFrom $10 a monthWebAPISelf-hosted
VisitGatus vs Pingdom
What both publish
| Fact | Gatus | Pingdom |
|---|---|---|
| Alert channels | Slack,Microsoft Teams,Telegram,Discord,Google Chat,Gotify,Matrix,Mattermost,n8n,Ntfy,Opsgenie,Email,Gitea,GitHub,GitLab | Email,SMS,push notifications,Slack,PagerDuty,Opsgenie,VictorOps,HipChat,webhooks |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Server monitoring | Yes | Yes |
| SSL expiry alerts | Yes | Yes |
| Status pages | Plans include status pages, with private pages and custom hostnames listed as included features. | Public status pages are included in all plans and can show current status and historical data. |
| Support | The contact page directs bug reports and suggestions for the open source project to its repository and reserves its contact form for managed-service inquiries. | The site links to customer support and support tickets and lists a sales contact phone number. |
Gatus plans
- Standard$10 a month
- Premium$20 a month
- Business$50 a month
- Enterprise$500 a month
Pingdom plans
- Real User Monitoring$16.50 a month
- Synthetic Monitoring$16.50 a month
- Real User Monitoring annual calculator$198 a year
- Synthetic Monitoring annual calculator$198 a year
- EnterprisePriced on request
Pick Gatus if…
Gatus suits teams seeking open-source service monitoring through web, API, or self-hosted options. Its check types and alert integrations may fit teams that need to monitor endpoints and share status pages.
Pick Pingdom if…
Pingdom suits digital marketers, web developers, and hosting providers needing uptime, speed, transaction, or real-user monitoring. It also fits teams that need many alert channels and public status pages.