Alternatives to Is It Down Right Now

A web tool that checks whether a website is down for everyone or only for you. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Is It Down Right Now.

  • Downdetector

    A website that shows whether online services, networks and games are down, based on real-time user reports.

    FreeProprietaryAndroidWeb

    Downdetector relies on user reports across more than 35,000 services instead of live checks, and cannot check an arbitrary site on demand.

  • Check-Host

    Online tool that checks a host with ping, HTTP, TCP, UDP and DNS from servers worldwide.

    FreeProprietaryWeb

    Check-Host tests a host from many worldwide locations with ping, HTTP, TCP, UDP and DNS, giving more technical detail but no user comments.

  • Globalping

    A free service for running ping, traceroute, DNS, MTR and HTTP tests from probes worldwide.

    FreeOpen sourceWebCommand line

    Globalping is open source and runs ping, traceroute, DNS, MTR and HTTP tests from volunteer probes worldwide, with a CLI and API alongside the web interface.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Is It Down Right Now as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Down For Everyone Or Just Me

    Online check that tells you whether a website or service is down for everyone or only you.

    FreeProprietaryWeb

    Is It Down Right Now also checks any domain live and adds response time graphs and user comments, still without alerts or ongoing monitoring.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.

  • UptimeRobot

    A hosted uptime monitoring service with 50 free monitors, alerts and public status pages.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

  • StatusGator

    A hosted service that monitors thousands of cloud status pages and alerts teams about outages.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

  • KeyCDN Performance Test

    A free web tool that measures DNS, connection, TLS and TTFB times for one URL from 10 locations.

    FreeProprietaryWeb

  • httpstatus.io

    A web tool for checking HTTP status codes, response headers and redirect chains of URLs.

    FreeProprietaryWeb

  • Better Stack Uptime

    A hosted uptime monitor that checks websites, APIs, SSL certificates and domains and sends alerts.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

  • updown.io

    A hosted website monitor that checks HTTP, TCP and ICMP endpoints, certificates and cron jobs.

    PaidProprietaryWeb