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Head-to-head · Status Tracking

UptimeRobot vs HetrixTools

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 4 checks side by side
Higher score UptimeRobot #2 in Status Tracking 9.1/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 2 features Visit UptimeRobot
HetrixTools #5 in Status Tracking 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 2 features Visit HetrixTools

UptimeRobot leads on 0 checks, HetrixTools on 2, and 2 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 4 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreUptimeRobot · 9.1/10
  • Lowest starting priceHetrixTools · $9.95/mo
  • Free planboth

UptimeRobot scores higher on our rubric for status tracking: 9.1 against 8.8 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #5.

HetrixTools is cheaper to start at $9.95/mo against $12/mo. HetrixTools leads on monitor limit: 30 versus 10.

UptimeRobot is the better fit for teams needing multi-type uptime checks and status pages. HetrixTools is the better fit for teams monitoring websites and server health on a budget.

  • UptimeRobot fits best

    Teams needing multi-type uptime checks and status pages

  • HetrixTools fits best

    Teams monitoring websites and server health on a budget

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Side by side

Feature UptimeRobot 9.1/10 Visit ↗ HetrixTools 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.1 8.8
Ranking #2 in Status Tracking #5 in Status Tracking
Best for Teams needing multi-type uptime checks and status pages Teams monitoring websites and server health on a budget
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $12/mo $9.95/mo (best)
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Mobile Cloud, Desktop
Platforms Web, iOS, Android Web, Linux, Windows, macOS
Integrations 12 integrations 20 integrations
Features UptimeRobot 0/2 · HetrixTools 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 1 sec
Alert channels Email, SMS, voice call, email-to-SMS, mobile app push, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Telegram, Discord, Google Chat, Mattermost, PagerDuty, Splunk On-Call, Pushbullet, Pushover, Zapier, webhooks Email, Phone call, SMS, Telegram, Pushbullet, Pushover, ntfy.sh, Slack, Discord, Mattermost, RocketChat, Microsoft Teams, Google Chat, PagerDuty, Jira, Opsgenie, ilert, VictorOps, Zenduty, SIGNL4, Webhooks
Monitor limit 10 30 (best)
Check locations Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Free plan includes 50 monitors and basic status pages
  • Checks cover HTTP, APIs, DNS, SSL, ports, ping, and keywords
  • Alerts connect to chat tools, PagerDuty, Zapier, and webhooks
  • Free plan includes 15 uptime and 15 server monitors.
  • One-minute checks run from multiple monitoring locations.
  • Alerts reach email, SMS, Slack, PagerDuty and other channels.
Cons
  • Free-plan checks run at five-minute intervals
  • Solo has 10 monitors, fewer than the Free plan's 50
  • Paid plans start at $12/month with annual billing
  • Free accounts require dashboard activity every 90 days.
  • Professional is limited to 30 uptime and 30 server monitors.
  • Its feature set is less extensive for synthetic transactions than some monitoring tools.
Our verdict

UptimeRobot is a cloud-based service for monitoring websites, APIs, servers, network endpoints, ports, DNS records, SSL certificates, domains, and scheduled jobs. It suits teams that want uptime checks alongside alerting and status pages,…

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HetrixTools monitors website uptime, server health, and online infrastructure, making it a fit for webmasters, hosting providers, system administrators, and teams that need outage alerts and uptime reporting. Checks can run every minute…

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  1. UptimeRobotStatus Tracking 9.1Free plan
  2. HetrixToolsStatus Tracking 8.8Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • UptimeRobot — where it wins

    • Free plan includes 50 monitors and basic status pages
    • Checks cover HTTP, APIs, DNS, SSL, ports, ping, and keywords
    • Alerts connect to chat tools, PagerDuty, Zapier, and webhooks

    Where it doesn't

    • Free-plan checks run at five-minute intervals
    • Solo has 10 monitors, fewer than the Free plan's 50
    • Paid plans start at $12/month with annual billing

  • HetrixTools — where it wins

    • Free plan includes 15 uptime and 15 server monitors.
    • One-minute checks run from multiple monitoring locations.
    • Alerts reach email, SMS, Slack, PagerDuty and other channels.

    Where it doesn't

    • Free accounts require dashboard activity every 90 days.
    • Professional is limited to 30 uptime and 30 server monitors.
    • Its feature set is less extensive for synthetic transactions than some monitoring tools.

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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