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Head-to-head · Uptime Monitoring Software

Uptimia vs Checkmate

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 4 checks side by side
Higher score Uptimia #3 in Uptime Monitoring Software 9.2/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Uptimia
Checkmate #4 in Uptime Monitoring Software 9.1/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Checkmate

Uptimia leads on 0 checks, Checkmate on 0, and 4 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 scoreUptimia · 9.2/10
  • Free planboth
  • Free trialonly Uptimia
  • Most featuresUptimia · 3 of 3

Uptimia scores higher on our rubric for uptime monitoring software: 9.2 against 9.1 out of 10; our editors rank them #3 and #4.

Uptimia is the better fit for businesses needing broad geographic monitoring. Checkmate is the better fit for teams monitoring self-hosted infrastructure.

  • Uptimia fits best

    Businesses needing broad geographic monitoring

  • Checkmate fits best

    Teams monitoring self-hosted infrastructure

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Side by side

Feature Uptimia 9.2/10 Visit ↗ Checkmate 9.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.2 9.1
Ranking #3 in Uptime Monitoring Software #4 in Uptime Monitoring Software
Best for Businesses needing broad geographic monitoring Teams monitoring self-hosted infrastructure
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free
Starting price $9/mo Free plan
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial 30 days —
Deployment Cloud Self-hosted
Platforms Web Linux, Windows, macOS
Integrations 12 integrations 12 integrations
Features Uptimia 3/3 · Checkmate 0/3
SSL expiry alerts ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Keyword monitoring ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Server monitoring ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Specs
Monitor limit 10 monitors Not checked yet
Check interval 1 minute Not checked yet
Monitoring locations 179 locations Not checked yet
Alert channels Email, SMS, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord, Telegram, PagerDuty, Atlassian Statuspage, Mattermost, Twilio, WhatsApp, Webhooks Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Monitors endpoints, servers, APIs, SSL, DNS and mail servers
  • 179 selectable checkpoints for distributed monitoring
  • Alerts integrate with chat, on-call, messaging and webhook services
  • Monitors endpoints, hosts, services, containers, SSL, DNS, and more
  • Tracks server metrics through the Capture agent, including S.M.A.R.T.
  • Free AGPL-3.0 edition includes all features with no monitor limits
Cons
  • Basic limits monitoring to 10 checks and one server
  • Faster 30-second intervals start with Professional
  • Browser transactions and multi-step API checks need advanced checks
  • Self-hosted deployment requires managing the monitoring environment
  • Infrastructure metrics depend on deploying the Capture agent
  • The published free edition may not suit teams seeking a hosted service
Our verdict

Uptimia is a web-based monitoring platform for website owners, developers, agencies and operations teams. It covers HTTP endpoints, TCP ports, ping targets, DNS records, mail servers, APIs, SSL certificates, domains, servers and scheduled…

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Checkmate is an open-source monitoring platform for teams that want self-hosted visibility into websites, APIs, network targets, containers, services, and server hardware. It covers a wide range of monitoring needs, from HTTP and HTTPS…

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  1. UptimiaUptime Monitoring Software 9.2Free plan · 30-day trial
  2. CheckmateUptime Monitoring Software 9.1Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Uptimia — where it wins

    • Monitors endpoints, servers, APIs, SSL, DNS and mail servers
    • 179 selectable checkpoints for distributed monitoring
    • Alerts integrate with chat, on-call, messaging and webhook services

    Where it doesn't

    • Basic limits monitoring to 10 checks and one server
    • Faster 30-second intervals start with Professional
    • Browser transactions and multi-step API checks need advanced checks

  • Checkmate — where it wins

    • Monitors endpoints, hosts, services, containers, SSL, DNS, and more
    • Tracks server metrics through the Capture agent, including S.M.A.R.T.
    • Free AGPL-3.0 edition includes all features with no monitor limits

    Where it doesn't

    • Self-hosted deployment requires managing the monitoring environment
    • Infrastructure metrics depend on deploying the Capture agent
    • The published free edition may not suit teams seeking a hosted service
  • Uptimia9.2/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

    Broad monitoring coverage with selectable global checkpoints and plans for different check volumes.

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  • Checkmate9.1/10 · Free plan

    Broad protocol and infrastructure monitoring with no monitor limits in its free edition.

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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