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Dead Man's Snitch vs updown.io: catalog facts
Dead Man's Snitch	updown.io
Freemium Can be tried for free, with paid plans listed on the site.	Paid Pay-per-use pricing that scales linearly with check frequency; cards, PayPal, SEPA and…
Android, iOS, Web	Web
Setup is a single curl request at the end of a job Works with cron, Heroku Scheduler or any scheduled task	Check interval adjustable from 15 seconds to 1 hour Downtime confirmed from two locations before alerting
Hosted service only, with no self-hosted option Requires an account	No free tier mentioned Hosted only, with no self-hosted option
Downloadable app, 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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