UptimeRobot alternative
An UptimeRobot alternative with cron and SSL checks on every plan
UptimeRobot's free plan watches many URLs; cron jobs, SSL and domain expiry, and webhook alerts take a paid plan. Checkmeup includes them all from the free plan up.
Side by side
As of October 18, 2026, from each product's own pages.
| Feature | Checkmeup | UptimeRobot |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 10 monitors at 5 min: cron, uptime, SSL, domain, port, DNS | 50 monitors at 5 min: HTTP(S), keyword, ping, port |
| Cron, SSL and domain monitoring | Every plan | Paid plans |
| Cheapest paid plan | Solo, $9/mo: 30 monitors at 1 min | Solo, $10/mo: 10 monitors at 60 s ($22/mo for 50) |
| Webhook alerts | Every plan | Team, $41/mo, and up |
| Telegram and Slack alerts | Every plan | Solo and up |
| White-label status pages | From Solo, $9/mo | From Team, $41/mo |
| SMS | 10, 30 or 100 credits included each month on paid plans | Credits bought in packs; they do not renew with the plan |
| Fastest check, check locations | 1 min, from one location | 30 s on Team, 15 s on Scale; several regions on paid plans |
Why switch
- Cron jobs, certificates and domains are watched on the free plan, next to your sites.
- Webhook, Telegram and Slack alerts on every plan, not from $41 a month.
- Status pages without Checkmeup branding from $9 a month, for pages you give clients.
When UptimeRobot is the better choice
- You need more than 10 free monitors and only check URLs and ports.
- You need checks faster than a minute, or confirmation from several regions before an alert.
- You want ICMP ping or UDP checks, a mobile app, or several people in one account.
Switching
- Create a free Checkmeup account.
- Recreate each monitor: an uptime monitor for each HTTP or keyword monitor, a port monitor for each port monitor. There is no import yet.
- Add your alert channels, rebuild your status page, and run both for a day before switching off the old monitors.
Sources
Prices and plans change; check the source before you decide.
Start with 10 free monitors.
No credit card, no expiry date on the free plan.