HostTracker vs Uptime Kuma

HostTracker9.1Visit UKUptime Kuma6.2Visit

Higher score HostTracker #1 in Website Monitoring Software 9.1/10 Free plan · paid from $5/mo · 30-day trial Free plan✓ 6 of 6 features Visit HostTracker

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UK Uptime Kuma #14 in Website Monitoring Software 6.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 6 features Visit Uptime Kuma

• HostTracker fits best

  Broad infrastructure and website monitoring

• Uptime Kuma fits best

  Self-hosted monitoring with very short intervals

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Side by side

Feature	HostTracker 9.1/10 Visit ↗	UKUptime Kuma 6.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	6.2
Ranking	#1 in Website Monitoring Software	#14 in Website Monitoring Software
Best for	Broad infrastructure and website monitoring	Self-hosted monitoring with very short intervals
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free
Starting price	$5/mo	Not published
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Desktop, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, Linux
Integrations	8 integrations	8 integrations
Features HostTracker 6/6 · Uptime Kuma 0/6
SSL monitoring	✓ (best)	Not published
Latency monitoring	✓ (best)	Not published
Page health checks	✓ (best)	Not published
Status page	✓ (best)	Not published
Maintenance windows	✓ (best)	Not published
API access	✓ (best)	Not published
Specs
Check types	Http	Not published
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	20-second monitoring intervals for frequent checks Broad monitor coverage, including HTTP(S), JSON, WebSocket, and Docker Status pages, certificate alerts, 2FA, and Prometheus metrics
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	Self-hosted deployment requires infrastructure and ongoing administration No official paid tier for commercial pricing or packaged support The product's breadth may exceed the needs of simple website checks
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 →	Uptime Kuma is an open-source, self-hosted monitoring tool for websites, network services, and infrastructure. It supports HTTP(S), TCP, keyword, JSON query, WebSocket, Ping, DNS, Push, and Docker monitoring through a web interface. The… 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

• Uptime Kuma — where it wins

  • 20-second monitoring intervals for frequent checks
  • Broad monitor coverage, including HTTP(S), JSON, WebSocket, and Docker
  • Status pages, certificate alerts, 2FA, and Prometheus metrics

  Where it doesn't

  • Self-hosted deployment requires infrastructure and ongoing administration
  • No official paid tier for commercial pricing or packaged support
  • The product's breadth may exceed the needs of simple website checks

• HostTracker9.1/10 · Free plan · paid from $5/mo · 30-day trial

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

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• UKUptime Kuma6.2/10 · Free plan

  An open-source monitor with 20-second checks and broad alerting options.

  Visit Uptime KumaFull verdict →