Pingdom
7.8#2 in uptime monitoring softwareFrom $16.50 a monthAndroidiOSWebAPI
VisitPingdom vs Upptime
What both publish
| Fact | Pingdom | Upptime |
|---|---|---|
| Alert channels | Email,SMS,push notifications,Slack,PagerDuty,Opsgenie,VictorOps,HipChat,webhooks | Slack,Telegram,Discord,Zulip,Microsoft Teams,Gotify,custom webhooks,email,SMS |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Intended users | Pingdom describes use cases for digital marketers, web hosting providers, and web developers. | The project describes itself as a way for people and teams to monitor their endpoints and publish a status page. |
| Security | SolarWinds provides a security information page linked from Pingdom's site. | Sensitive values can be stored as GitHub repository secrets and restricted through an explicit secrets allowlist. |
| Server monitoring | Yes | Yes |
| Support | The site links to customer support and support tickets and lists a sales contact phone number. | The project lists GitHub Discussions, issue reporting, Stack Overflow, and an email address for feedback as support channels. |
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
Upptime plans
- UpptimeFree
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.
Pick Upptime if…
Upptime suits individuals and teams that want GitHub-powered endpoint monitoring and a published status page. It is appropriate for users comfortable with self-hosted, repository-based operation.