# Better Stack Uptime vs HetrixTools

| Attribute | Better Stack Uptime | HetrixTools |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 59.4 (58% (medium)) | 62.4 (22% (low)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Better Stack provides observability tools that integrate logging and monitoring capabilities. The platform uses eBPF technology for instrumentation in containerized environments to collect logs, metrics, and traces. It is indexed under Uptime Monitoring.","source":"https://betterstack.com/better-uptime","question":"What is Better Stack Uptime?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Better Stack Uptime offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $29 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://betterstack.com/pricing","question":"Is Better Stack Uptime free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Better Stack Uptime supports the web, iOS and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://betterstack.com/pricing","question":"What platforms does Better Stack Uptime support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Better Stack Uptime can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://betterstack.com/better-uptime","question":"Can Better Stack Uptime be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 10 integrations for Better Stack Uptime, including Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Calendar, Outlook, Zapier, Linear, Jira and Sentry, plus 2 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://betterstack.com/pricing","question":"What does Better Stack Uptime integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR for Better Stack Uptime. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Better Stack Uptime not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://betterstack.com/pricing","question":"What security certifications does Better Stack Uptime have?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Better Stack Uptime is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://betterstack.com/pricing","question":"Where is Better Stack Uptime available?","confidence":0.5}]` | `[{"answer":"A cloud-based monitoring platform that checks website uptime from multiple global locations and scans IP addresses and domains against email blacklists. Sends real-time alerts and generates reports to help maintain online availability and email deliverability. It is indexed under Uptime Monitoring.","source":"https://hetrixtools.com/pricing/blacklist-monitor/","question":"What is HetrixTools?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"HetrixTools offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $9.95 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://hetrixtools.com/pricing/blacklist-monitor/","question":"Is HetrixTools free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"HetrixTools supports the web, Windows, macOS and Linux. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://hetrixtools.com/pricing/blacklist-monitor/","question":"What platforms does HetrixTools support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for HetrixTools, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://hetrixtools.com/pricing/blacklist-monitor/","question":"Can HetrixTools be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 16 integrations for HetrixTools, including Slack, Discord, Mattermost, RocketChat, Squadcast, Microsoft Teams, Google Chat and Telegram, plus 8 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://hetrixtools.com/pricing/blacklist-monitor/","question":"What does HetrixTools integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for HetrixTools. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as HetrixTools not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://hetrixtools.com/privacy-policy/","question":"What security certifications does HetrixTools have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"HetrixTools is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://hetrixtools.com/pricing/blacklist-monitor/","question":"Where is HetrixTools available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | Better Stack provides observability tools that integrate logging and monitoring capabilities. The platform uses eBPF technology for instrumentation in containerized environments to collect logs, metrics, and traces. | Monitors if your IP addresses and domains appear on major blacklists and RBLs, including Microsoft SNDS, and alerts you in real-time so you can take action to restore email deliverability and protect your reputation. |
| features.capabilities | `{"deployment_model":"saas"}` | `{"pricing_model":"freemium","dns_monitoring":true,"deployment_model":"saas","http_https_checks":true,"sms_voice_alerting":true,"bundled_status_page":true,"slack_teams_alerting":true,"multi_location_checks":true,"ssl_expiry_monitoring":true,"synthetic_browser_checks":true,"incident_pagerduty_integration":true}` |
| integrations.count | 10 | 13 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams"},{"name":"Google Calendar"},{"name":"Outlook"},{"name":"Zapier"},{"name":"Linear"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Sentry"},{"name":"Grafana"},{"name":"Datadog"}]` | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Discord"},{"name":"Mattermost"},{"name":"RocketChat"},{"name":"Squadcast"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams","native":true,"category":"chat","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Google Chat","native":true,"category":"chat","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Telegram","native":true,"category":"chat","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"PagerDuty","native":true,"category":"incident management","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Opsgenie","native":true,"category":"incident management","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"ilert","native":true,"category":"incident management","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"VictorOps","native":true,"category":"incident management","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"SIGNL4","native":true,"category":"incident management","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Pushbullet","native":true,"category":"notifications","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Pushover","native":true,"category":"notifications","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"ntfy.sh","native":true,"category":"notifications","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Jira","native":true,"category":"project_management","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Webhooks","native":true,"direction":"outbound"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"$0/month","features":["Uptime monitoring","Email and Slack alerts","Status page","Exception tracking"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Includes 10 monitors, 10 heartbeats, 1 status page, and 100k exceptions per month","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"monitors":"10","exceptions":"100,000/month","heartbeats":"10","status_pages":"1"}},{"free":false,"name":"Uptime","summary":"$29/month billed annually ($34/month monthly)","features":["Unlimited monitors","Incident management","On-call scheduling","Status page included","Slack and Teams integration","SMS, email, push alerts","Incident timeline and collaboration"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":29,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Base plan with unlimited monitors, incident management, and on-call capabilities","contactSales":false}],"addOns":[{"name":"Responder License","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"responder","amount":9,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Additional Status Page","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":12,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Phone Call Routing","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":208,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Log Storage","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB/month"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.05,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Error Tracking","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"exception"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.00005,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Session Replay","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"session"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.0015,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"KPI Tracking","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"team member","amount":4,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Admin & Compliance","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"user","amount":5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"Free tier available. Uptime monitoring and incident management starts at $29/month billed annually. Modular add-ons for logs, errors, responders, and other features.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://betterstack.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T21:58:06.678Z","startingPrice":{"amount":29,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free forever with 90-day login requirement","features":["32 Blacklist Monitors","100 API Checks","90-day history","Real-time alerts","Email notifications","Contact lists","Slack, Discord, Teams, PagerDuty, Opsgenie, Telegram, Pushbullet, Pushover, ntfy.sh, Webhook integrations","DND Schedule"],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"api_checks":"100","history_days":"90","blacklist_monitors":"32"}},{"free":false,"name":"Personal","summary":"$9.95/month","features":["More monitors than Free","1000 v1/v2 API Calls","5% API Checks Discount","Advanced email notifications","Multiple email recipients","Phone/SMS notifications","All integrations","Premium support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":9.95,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"api_calls_v1_v2":"1000","phone_sms_credits":"25/month","api_checks_discount":"5%"}},{"free":false,"name":"Professional","summary":"$19.95/month","features":["256 Blacklist Monitors","5000 v1/v2 API Calls","10000 API Checks","15% API Checks Discount","60-day history","Private & Public Reports","Partial White Label","All integrations","Premium support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":19.95,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"api_checks":"10000","history_days":"60","api_calls_v1_v2":"5000","phone_sms_credits":"50/month","blacklist_monitors":"256","api_checks_discount":"15%"}},{"free":false,"name":"Business","summary":"$39.95/month","features":["20000 v1/v2 API Calls","Full White Label Reports","Status Pages","15% API Checks Discount","75 monthly phone/SMS credits","All integrations","Premium support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":39.95,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"api_calls_v1_v2":"20000","phone_sms_credits":"75/month","api_checks_discount":"15%"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"$99.95/month","features":["50000 v1/v2 API Calls","v3 API Access","Full White Label Reports","Status Pages","20% API Checks Discount","125 monthly phone/SMS credits","All integrations","Premium support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":99.95,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"v3_api_access":"True","api_calls_v1_v2":"50000","phone_sms_credits":"125/month","api_checks_discount":"20%"}}],"addOns":[{"name":"Extra Phone/SMS Credits","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"credit","amount":0.1,"currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"From $9.95/month. Free tier available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://hetrixtools.com/pricing/blacklist-monitor/","retrievedAt":"2026-09-06T10:27:58.707Z","startingPrice":{"amount":9.95,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | mid | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":29,"currency":"USD"}` | `{"amount":9.95,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.trust_center | - | https://hetrixtools.com/gdpr/ |

## Capabilities (Uptime Monitoring)

| Capability | Better Stack Uptime | HetrixTools |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Deployment model | Saas | Saas |
| HTTP HTTPS checks | - | ✓ |
| Ssl expiry monitoring | - | ✓ |
| Cron heartbeat monitoring | - | - |
| Synthetic browser checks | - | ✓ |
| DNS monitoring | - | ✓ |
| Multi location checks | - | ✓ |
| Slack teams alerting | - | ✓ |
| SMS voice alerting | - | ✓ |
| Incident pagerduty integration | - | ✓ |
| Bundled status page | - | ✓ |
| SOC2 type ii | - | - |
| Pricing model | - | Freemium |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:22:02.361Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*