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Better Stack Uptime vs Cert Spotter: catalog facts
Better Stack Uptime	Cert Spotter
Freemium Free plan with 10 monitors, 10 heartbeats and a status page; paid plans and enterprise…	Paid Paid monitoring service with a 30-day free trial.
Web	Web
Covers HTTP, API, ping, SSL, domain expiry, mail and DNS checks in one place Screenshots and error logs recorded when a check fails	Alerts on any newly issued certificate for your domains via Certificate Transparency logs Catches expired, revoked and misinstalled certificates
Hosted service only, with no self-hosted option Free plan is limited to 3-minute check intervals	Paid after the 30-day trial Hosted service only
Web application, Hosted service	Web application, Hosted service
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Account needed	Account needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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