# Better Stack Uptime vs Uptrends

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Better Stack Uptime

| Attribute | Better Stack Uptime | Uptrends |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 59.4 (58% (medium)) | 45.1 (15% (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 platform that monitors critical web services and user journeys from 230+ worldwide locations. It detects issues earlier through synthetic testing, including identity-driven flows with MFA and SSO, and integrates with observability platforms and incident management tools. It is indexed under Uptime Monitoring.","source":"https://www.uptrends.com/changelog/january-2025-pricing-tiers-renamed/","question":"What is Uptrends?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Uptrends offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.uptrends.com","question":"Is Uptrends free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Uptrends supports the web, iOS, Android and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.uptrends.com/changelog/january-2025-pricing-tiers-renamed/","question":"What platforms does Uptrends support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Uptrends can be deployed on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.uptrends.com","question":"Can Uptrends be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 15 integrations for Uptrends, including Slack, PagerDuty, StatusHub, ServiceNow, Splunk On-Call, Microsoft Teams, Zapier and Opsgenie, plus 7 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.uptrends.com","question":"What does Uptrends integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Uptrends is available worldwide. Its primary markets are the United Kingdom and the United States. The vendor is headquartered in the United Kingdom.","source":"https://www.uptrends.com/changelog/january-2025-pricing-tiers-renamed/","question":"Where is Uptrends available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":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. | A cloud-based platform that monitors critical web services and user journeys from 230+ worldwide locations. It detects issues earlier through synthetic testing, including identity-driven flows with MFA and SSO, and integrates with observability platforms and incident management tools. |
| features.capabilities | `{"deployment_model":"saas"}` | `{"pricing_model":"subscription","deployment_model":"self_host","sms_voice_alerting":true,"slack_teams_alerting":true,"incident_pagerduty_integration":true}` |
| integrations.count | 10 | 7 |
| 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":"PagerDuty"},{"name":"StatusHub"},{"name":"ServiceNow"},{"name":"Splunk On-Call"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams"},{"name":"Zapier"},{"name":"Opsgenie"},{"name":"Statuspage"},{"name":"Webhooks"},{"name":"Uptrends API"},{"name":"Elastic","native":true,"direction":"outbound"},{"name":"New Relic","native":true,"direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Splunk","native":true,"direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Prometheus","native":true,"direction":"outbound"},{"name":"ITRS Analytics","native":true,"direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Microsoft Entra ID","category":"identity"},{"name":"Okta","category":"identity"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"GB","primaryMarkets":["GB","US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true}` | `{"cli":true,"ios":true,"web":true,"android":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","sourceUrl":"https://www.uptrends.com","retrievedAt":"2026-09-06T10:25:11.182Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | mid | unknown |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":29,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |

## Capabilities (Uptime Monitoring)

| Capability | Better Stack Uptime | Uptrends |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Deployment model | Saas | Self host |
| 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 | - | Subscription |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:14:31.356Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*