Overview

Uptimely connects service checks to incident handling: after two consecutive failures by default, it opens an incident and pages the on-call responder, then resolves the incident when checks pass again. This reduces the gap between detecting a problem and routing it to someone, though teams should account for the default two-failure trigger when deciding how quickly they need to be alerted.

Key features

Checks, incidents and on-call

HTTP, TCP, DNS, SSL, ping and heartbeat checks run from once a minute to once a day. That range serves both frequent availability checks and less urgent monitoring, but the once-a-day interval is not suited to rapid detection. Rotations, escalation chains and scheduled coverage layers help assign response across a team; acknowledging an alert stops its escalation chain. Notifications can arrive through Slack, Discord, email, SMS, voice call, WhatsApp, browser push or mobile push.

Status pages and telemetry

Status pages can be public or private, include RSS, and use custom domains on every plan. That makes branded customer updates possible even on Free. Uptimely also ingests OpenTelemetry logs, traces and metrics through OTLP endpoints and exposes a Prometheus-compatible metrics endpoint, a useful fit for teams bringing monitoring data into existing observability workflows.

API and AI tools

A REST API, official TypeScript SDK and remote MCP server support programmatic and AI-client access. The Copilot answers questions about monitors, incidents and on-call, and requires in-chat approval for each write action. When Copilot or MCP is used, relevant monitoring context goes to a third-party AI model provider under terms that prohibit training its general models on that data. The privacy policy says the service uses encryption in transit, scoped access controls and monitoring, and encrypts credentials used for authenticated checks.

Apps and access

Platforms include Android, iOS, macOS, web and Windows, as well as API access. Browser-installed apps are available for phones, tablets and desktop systems, but Uptimely is not yet listed in the App Store, Google Play or Microsoft Store. Teams wanting store-distributed apps should factor that into deployment.

Pricing

Uptimely has a Free plan, a 14-day trial and paid plans from $29/mo. The Free plan is billed free forever and includes up to 10 monitors, one status page, three team members, one-minute checks, incidents, alerts and on-call. Its API is read-only and capped at 1,000 requests per month. This is a meaningful starting point for a small team, but the monitor and seat caps and lack of API writes constrain growth and automation.

Pro costs 29.00 USD per month, billed annually with two months free. It raises capacity to unlimited monitors and status pages and up to 25 team members, retains one-minute checks, and adds full read/write API access at 100,000 requests per month, log and trace search, and included alerts and telemetry. It fits teams that need more capacity or API-driven changes; annual billing is the stated term to weigh against the larger allowance.

Enterprise uses custom pricing and custom terms, with custom monitor volume and team size plus everything in Pro. It is the appropriate tier when Pro's defined team and capacity boundaries do not fit. No seat cap is given for Enterprise beyond custom team size.

Platforms

Uptimely supports Android, iOS, macOS, web, Windows and API. The browser-installed device apps broaden access, but they are not yet distributed through the major app stores.

Who it's for

Uptimely suits teams that want availability checks, responder scheduling, a range of alert routes and status pages in one service, especially when OpenTelemetry ingestion or API access matters. Small teams can start on Free; teams needing more than 10 monitors, three members or read-only API access have a clear reason to move to Pro. It is less compelling for organizations that require store-listed mobile apps or need checks more frequently than once a minute.

Pros and cons

Pros: The default failed-check incident flow connects detection to on-call paging, and acknowledgement stops further escalation.
Pros: Custom domains are available on every plan, so even Free can support a branded status page.
Pros: Pro combines unlimited monitors and status pages with 100,000 monthly API requests and log and trace search.
Cons: Free is capped at 10 monitors, one status page and three team members, with a read-only API allowance of 1,000 requests a month.
Cons: Mobile and desktop apps are browser-installed rather than listed in the major app stores.
Cons: Using Copilot or MCP sends relevant monitoring context to a third-party AI provider, even though its terms bar general-model training on that data.

Alternatives

For a broader comparison of products focused on coordinating on-call work, see On-Call Management Software.

Grafana Cloud Application Observability may suit readers looking for observability with an always-free plan that includes 2,232 host hours and a Pro option billed by host hour plus a monthly platform fee.
incident.io is worth considering for teams that want native incident response in Slack or Microsoft Teams, with its Basic plan including single-team on-call and a status page.
PagerDuty offers a free incident-management tier for up to five users, one on-call schedule and one escalation policy.
PagerTree has a free Basic plan for up to five users and two teams, with three months of data retention.
AlertOps offers a free plan for up to five users with basic alert routing, three escalation policies and 200+ integrations.
ilert may fit a small team seeking a free allowance of up to five users, one status page and 100 SMS or voice notifications.
MonoDuty is another freemium option, with its free plan including one user, five monitors and one on-call schedule.
TaskCall is an alternative for readers comparing incident-response tools.

Verdict

Choose Uptimely if your team wants monitoring, on-call response and customer status pages together, with API and telemetry options that extend beyond basic uptime checks. Free is a practical small-team entry point, while Pro is the clearer fit for teams that outgrow its caps or need read/write API access. Look elsewhere if app-store distribution or faster-than-minute checks are essential.

	IncidentRelay	Uptimely
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Free trial	No	Yes
Paid from	Free	$29/mo
Open source	No	No
Platforms	api, Linux, self-hosted, Web	Android, api, iOS, macOS, Web, Windows
Free plan	—	Yes
On-call handoffs	—	Yes
Mobile apps	—	Yes
Alert channels	—	7 channels

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