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Head-to-head · Status Tracking

Uptime.com vs Dotcom-Monitor

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 3 checks side by side
Higher score Uptime.com #7 in Status Tracking 8.6/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Uptime.com
Dotcom-Monitor #8 in Status Tracking 8.5/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Dotcom-Monitor

Uptime.com leads on 1 check, Dotcom-Monitor on 1, and 1 is even. Who comes out ahead on the 3 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreUptime.com · 8.6/10
  • Lowest starting priceUptime.com · $9/mo
  • Free planonly Dotcom-Monitor
  • Free trialonly Dotcom-Monitor

Uptime.com scores higher on our rubric for status tracking: 8.6 against 8.5 out of 10; our editors rank them #7 and #8.

Uptime.com is cheaper to start at $9/mo against $13.33/mo. Dotcom-Monitor leads on minimum check interval: 15 sec versus 1 sec.

Uptime.com is the better fit for teams seeking low-cost, multi-protocol monitoring. Dotcom-Monitor is the better fit for organizations needing broad monitoring coverage.

  • Uptime.com fits best

    Teams seeking low-cost, multi-protocol monitoring

  • Dotcom-Monitor fits best

    Organizations needing broad monitoring coverage

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Side by side

Feature Uptime.com 8.6/10 Visit ↗ Dotcom-Monitor 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.6 8.5
Ranking #7 in Status Tracking #8 in Status Tracking
Best for Teams seeking low-cost, multi-protocol monitoring Organizations needing broad monitoring coverage
Pricing model Paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $9/mo (best) $13.33/mo
Free plan Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Free trial — 30 days
Deployment Cloud Cloud, Desktop, Mobile
Platforms Web Web, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android
Integrations 10 integrations 12 integrations
Features Uptime.com 0/2 · Dotcom-Monitor 0/2
Hosted status page Not checked yet Not checked yet
API monitoring Not checked yet Not checked yet
Specs
Minimum check interval 1 sec 15 sec (best)
Alert channels Email, SMS, mobile app push notifications, voice call, third-party integrations, webhooks Email, Phone call, SMS, SNMP, Webhooks, WhatsApp, Slack, PagerDuty, Microsoft Teams, AlertOps, Status.io, ServiceNow
Monitor limit Not checked yet 5
Check locations Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Monitors websites, APIs, transactions, page speed, and network protocols
  • One-minute checks, SSL expiry alerts, and expected-string validation
  • Status pages, SLA reports, and integrations including Slack and PagerDuty
  • Monitors websites, APIs, browser journeys, network services, and SSL certificates
  • Subscription plan comparison lists up to 100 targets and 1-minute checks
  • Alerts integrate with Slack, PagerDuty, Microsoft Teams, and other channels
Cons
  • The $9/month offer does not show its check quota or location count
  • Monitoring breadth may exceed the needs of teams focused only on websites
  • Pricing details beyond the Website Monitoring offer are not presented
  • Free plan is limited to 5 targets, despite a separate plan highlight saying up to 25
  • Free plan checks at 15-minute intervals and retains data for 7 days
  • Paid pricing varies by platform, target count, and monitoring frequency
Our verdict

Uptime.com brings website, API, and infrastructure availability checks together for engineering, operations, and SRE teams. Its scope ranges from HTTP(S) checks to TCP and UDP ports, ping, DNS, SSH, FTP, SMTP, and IMAP. Checks can run at…

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Dotcom-Monitor is a cloud monitoring service for businesses, IT teams, developers, and DevOps organizations that need to track availability and performance across websites, APIs, applications, and infrastructure. Its coverage includes…

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  1. Uptime.comStatus Tracking 8.6Paid
  2. Dotcom-MonitorStatus Tracking 8.5Free plan · 30-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Uptime.com — where it wins

    • Monitors websites, APIs, transactions, page speed, and network protocols
    • One-minute checks, SSL expiry alerts, and expected-string validation
    • Status pages, SLA reports, and integrations including Slack and PagerDuty

    Where it doesn't

    • The $9/month offer does not show its check quota or location count
    • Monitoring breadth may exceed the needs of teams focused only on websites
    • Pricing details beyond the Website Monitoring offer are not presented

  • Dotcom-Monitor — where it wins

    • Monitors websites, APIs, browser journeys, network services, and SSL certificates
    • Subscription plan comparison lists up to 100 targets and 1-minute checks
    • Alerts integrate with Slack, PagerDuty, Microsoft Teams, and other channels

    Where it doesn't

    • Free plan is limited to 5 targets, despite a separate plan highlight saying up to 25
    • Free plan checks at 15-minute intervals and retains data for 7 days
    • Paid pricing varies by platform, target count, and monitoring frequency

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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