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Uptime.com vs Better Stack Uptime: catalog facts
Uptime.com	Better Stack Uptime
Paid Commercial monitoring service with paid plans.	Freemium Free plan with 10 monitors, 10 heartbeats and a status page; paid plans and enterprise…
Android, iOS, Web	Web
Website, API, cron job and real user monitoring in one service Unlimited email, SMS and Slack notifications	Covers HTTP, API, ping, SSL, domain expiry, mail and DNS checks in one place Screenshots and error logs recorded when a check fails
Hosted only, with no self-hosted option Aimed at business monitoring rather than personal sites	Hosted service only, with no self-hosted option Free plan is limited to 3-minute check intervals
Downloadable app, 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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