HostTracker vs Uptrends

HostTracker9.2Visit Uptrends8.7Visit

Higher score HostTracker #2 in Website Monitoring Software 9.2/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 6 of 6 features Visit HostTracker

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Uptrends #7 in Website Monitoring Software 8.7/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 6 features Visit Uptrends

• HostTracker fits best

  Broad infrastructure and website monitoring

• Uptrends fits best

  Large teams needing advanced synthetic monitoring

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Side by side

Feature	HostTracker 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Uptrends 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.7
Ranking	#2 in Website Monitoring Software	#7 in Website Monitoring Software
Best for	Broad infrastructure and website monitoring	Large teams needing advanced synthetic monitoring
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$5/mo (best)	$42/mo
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	30 days	30 days
Free trial length	30 days	30 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Mobile, Browser extension
Platforms	Web	Web, iOS, Android, Chrome extension
Integrations	8 integrations	11 integrations
Features HostTracker 6/6 · Uptrends 0/6
SSL monitoring	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Latency monitoring	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Page health checks	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Status page	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Maintenance windows	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
API access	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Check types	Http	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Monitors websites, APIs, servers, databases, SSL and domain expiry Supports synthetic checkout and login transactions Includes status pages, APIs, SDKs, CLI and Terraform	Browser, transaction, API, server, and network monitoring Global and private checkpoints with status pages Escalations, integrations, dashboards, and detailed reports
Cons	Free plan is limited to 2 monitors and checks every 30 minutes Entry plans provide limited monitor capacity The platform may be broader than needed for basic uptime checks	No free plan Core checks run every 2 minutes Advanced capabilities require higher-tier plans
Our verdict	HostTracker is a website and infrastructure monitoring service for businesses, developers and website owners. It checks websites, APIs and servers from global checkpoints, measuring availability, response time and page speed. Coverage also… Read the review →	Uptrends is a cloud-based monitoring platform for websites, web applications, APIs, and servers. It is designed for large teams that need synthetic uptime, browser, transaction, API, SSL, DNS, and network checks across global or private… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• HostTracker — where it wins

  • Monitors websites, APIs, servers, databases, SSL and domain expiry
  • Supports synthetic checkout and login transactions
  • Includes status pages, APIs, SDKs, CLI and Terraform

  Where it doesn't

  • Free plan is limited to 2 monitors and checks every 30 minutes
  • Entry plans provide limited monitor capacity
  • The platform may be broader than needed for basic uptime checks

• Uptrends — where it wins

  • Browser, transaction, API, server, and network monitoring
  • Global and private checkpoints with status pages
  • Escalations, integrations, dashboards, and detailed reports

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan
  • Core checks run every 2 minutes
  • Advanced capabilities require higher-tier plans

• HostTracker9.2/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A broad monitoring platform with low-cost entry pricing and extensive infrastructure coverage.

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• Uptrends8.7/10 · 30-day trial

  A broad synthetic monitoring platform for large teams, priced from $42/month annually.

  Visit UptrendsFull verdict →