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Uptime.com vs Dead Man's Snitch: catalog facts
Uptime.com	Dead Man's Snitch
Paid Commercial monitoring service with paid plans.	Freemium Can be tried for free, with paid plans listed on the site.
Android, iOS, Web	Android, iOS, Web
Website, API, cron job and real user monitoring in one service Unlimited email, SMS and Slack notifications	Setup is a single curl request at the end of a job Works with cron, Heroku Scheduler or any scheduled task
Hosted only, with no self-hosted option Aimed at business monitoring rather than personal sites	Hosted service only, with no self-hosted option Requires an account
Downloadable app, Hosted service	Downloadable app, 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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