Is Uptime.com or Healthchecks better?

Neither clearly leads. Uptime.com starts at On request and Healthchecks at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Uptime.com or Healthchecks?

Healthchecks has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Uptime.com and Free for Healthchecks.

Does Uptime.com or Healthchecks run on more platforms?

Both run on Web, API, so platform support will not decide this one for you.

Can I use Healthchecks for free?

Yes. Healthchecks has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Uptime.com starts at On request.

What is Uptime.com best used for?

Uptime.com is most often used for monitor website availability across multiple global locations, test api endpoints and validate response times, verify dns resolution and certificate validity, track page load performance over time. Of those, monitor website availability across multiple global locations and test api endpoints and validate response times are not what Healthchecks is typically brought in for.

What can Uptime.com do that Healthchecks cannot?

Uptime.com covers Website monitoring, API monitoring, Synthetic monitoring, Page speed testing. Healthchecks covers Ping URL monitoring, Customizable schedules, Event logs, Status badges.

Logging · head to head

Uptime.com vs Healthchecks

Uptime.com

Logging

Website monitoring and uptime checker with 80+ global monitoring points

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

Healthchecks

Logging

Simple and effective cron job monitoring

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only Healthchecks has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
Each has a real cost: Uptime.com pricing structure not fully detailed publicly; Healthchecks free tier limited to 20 jobs, restricting scale for small teams
They diverge on capability: Uptime.com covers Website monitoring, Healthchecks covers Ping URL monitoring.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Uptime.com and Healthchecks actually diverge.

Attributes where Uptime.com and Healthchecks differ
Attribute	Uptime.com	Healthchecks
Starting price	On request	Free
Pricing model	subscription	Per-job monitoring with fixed tiers
Free tier	No	Yes
Founded	Unknown	2015

Identical on both: platforms (Web, API), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Logging).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Uptime.com

Website monitoring
API monitoring
Synthetic monitoring
Page speed testing
Real User Monitoring
Status pages
Private locations
Global network

Only in Healthchecks

Ping URL monitoring
Customizable schedules
Event logs
Status badges
Email alerts
SMS and phone alerts
Multiple integrations

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Uptime.com

Monitor website availability across multiple global locationsnot Healthchecks
Test API endpoints and validate response timesnot Healthchecks
Verify DNS resolution and certificate validitynot Healthchecks
Track page load performance over timenot Healthchecks
Send alerts to teams when issues occurnot Healthchecks

Healthchecks

Monitoring cron jobs that run on schedulesnot Uptime.com
Alerting teams when background tasks failnot Uptime.com
Tracking Kubernetes CronJob execution healthnot Uptime.com
Monitoring Jenkins builds and deploymentsnot Uptime.com

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Uptime.com

Pricing structure not fully detailed publicly
Limited information on check frequency in basic plans
Real User Monitoring and status pages require add-ons
Lower-tier plans may have feature limitations

Healthchecks

Free tier limited to 20 jobs, restricting scale for small teams
Requires explicit ping integration into each job
No workflow orchestration or job scheduling capabilities
SMS and phone credits consumed separately on paid plans
Limited to ping-based detection without deep job introspection

Pricing, plan by plan

Uptime.com

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Uptime.com review.

Healthchecks

Free

HobbyistFree
- Monitor 20 jobs
- 100 log entries per job
- Email alerts
Supporter$5/month
- Monitor 20 jobs
- 100 log entries per job
- Support the service financially
Business$20/month
- Monitor 100 jobs
- 1000 log entries per job
- 50 SMS and WhatsApp credits
Business Plus$80/month
- Monitor 1000 jobs
- 1000 log entries per job
- 500 SMS and WhatsApp credits

Which should you pick?

Choose Uptime.com if

You need website monitoring.
You work on Web, API.
You also want api monitoring.

Uptime.com review

Choose Healthchecks if

You need ping url monitoring.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Web, API.
You also want customizable schedules.

Healthchecks review

Questions people ask

Is Uptime.com or Healthchecks better?: Neither clearly leads. Uptime.com starts at On request and Healthchecks at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Uptime.com or Healthchecks?: Healthchecks has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Uptime.com and Free for Healthchecks.
Does Uptime.com or Healthchecks run on more platforms?: Both run on Web, API, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Healthchecks for free?: Yes. Healthchecks has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Uptime.com starts at On request.
What is Uptime.com best used for?: Uptime.com is most often used for monitor website availability across multiple global locations, test api endpoints and validate response times, verify dns resolution and certificate validity, track page load performance over time. Of those, monitor website availability across multiple global locations and test api endpoints and validate response times are not what Healthchecks is typically brought in for.
What can Uptime.com do that Healthchecks cannot?: Uptime.com covers Website monitoring, API monitoring, Synthetic monitoring, Page speed testing. Healthchecks covers Ping URL monitoring, Customizable schedules, Event logs, Status badges.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Uptime.com: Does Uptime.com offer a money-back guarantee?

Yes, Uptime.com provides a 30-day money-back guarantee for new users, allowing risk-free trial of their service.

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Healthchecks: What does the free Hobbyist plan include?

The Hobbyist plan ($0/month) includes monitoring for 20 jobs, 100 log entries per job, and email alerts with no credit card required.

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Uptime.com: What alerting methods does Uptime.com support?

All plans include email and SMS alerting with 20+ integrations available including Slack, Teams, PagerDuty, and webhooks for custom integrations.

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Healthchecks: What is the difference between Business and Business Plus?

Business ($20/month) monitors 100 jobs with 50 SMS credits. Business Plus ($80/month) monitors 1000 jobs with 500 SMS credits and priority support.

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Uptime.com: How many monitoring locations does Uptime.com have?

Uptime.com operates 80+ monitoring locations worldwide, enabling checks from multiple geographic regions to detect regional connectivity issues.

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Healthchecks: Do nonprofits and open-source projects get special pricing?

Yes, open-source projects and nonprofits receive the Business plan at no cost.

Source

Uptime.com vs Healthchecks

Uptime.com

Healthchecks

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Uptime.com

Only in Healthchecks

What people use each for

Uptime.com

Healthchecks

Where each one falls short

Uptime.com

Healthchecks

Pricing, plan by plan

Uptime.com

Healthchecks

Which should you pick?

Choose Uptime.com if

Choose Healthchecks if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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