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Better Stack Uptime vs updown.io: catalog facts
Better Stack Uptime	updown.io
Freemium Free plan with 10 monitors, 10 heartbeats and a status page; paid plans and enterprise…	Paid Pay-per-use pricing that scales linearly with check frequency; cards, PayPal, SEPA and…
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	Check interval adjustable from 15 seconds to 1 hour Downtime confirmed from two locations before alerting
Hosted service only, with no self-hosted option Free plan is limited to 3-minute check intervals	No free tier mentioned Hosted only, with no self-hosted option
Web application, Hosted service	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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