# Healthchecks.io vs UptimeRobot

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Healthchecks.io

| Attribute | Healthchecks.io | UptimeRobot |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 74.9 (45% (low)) | 60.2 (74% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A monitoring platform that tracks cron jobs and scheduled tasks, notifying you when they don't execute on schedule using a heartbeat check-in mechanism. It is indexed under API Monitoring.","source":"https://healthchecks.io/pricing/","question":"What is Healthchecks.io?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Healthchecks.io offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $5 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://healthchecks.io/pricing/","question":"Is Healthchecks.io free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Healthchecks.io. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://healthchecks.io/pricing/","question":"What platforms does Healthchecks.io support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Healthchecks.io can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://healthchecks.io/pricing/","question":"Can Healthchecks.io be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 12 integrations for Healthchecks.io, including Email, Webhooks, Slack, Discord, GitHub, Google Chat, Gotify and Matrix, plus 4 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://healthchecks.io/pricing/","question":"What does Healthchecks.io integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for Healthchecks.io. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Healthchecks.io not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://healthchecks.io/privacy/","question":"What security certifications does Healthchecks.io have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Healthchecks.io is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in Latvia.","source":"https://healthchecks.io/pricing/","question":"Where is Healthchecks.io available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"A platform that continuously checks whether your websites and services are operational by sending requests from distributed locations around the world. Users receive notifications when issues are detected, with details including response times, error codes, and regional outage information. It is indexed under API Monitoring.","source":"https://uptimerobot.com","question":"What is UptimeRobot?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"UptimeRobot offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://uptimerobot.com","question":"Is UptimeRobot free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"UptimeRobot supports the web, iOS and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://uptimerobot.com","question":"What platforms does UptimeRobot support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for UptimeRobot, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://uptimerobot.com","question":"Can UptimeRobot be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 18 integrations for UptimeRobot, including Slack, Microsoft Teams, Mattermost, Telegram, Discord, Google Chat, PagerDuty and Splunk On-Call, plus 10 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://uptimerobot.com/pricing/","question":"What does UptimeRobot integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and GDPR for UptimeRobot. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as UptimeRobot not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://uptimerobot.com/free-tools/compliance-monitoring/","question":"What security certifications does UptimeRobot have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"UptimeRobot is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the Czechia.","source":"https://uptimerobot.com/pricing/","question":"Where is UptimeRobot available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A monitoring service for tracking application and service availability, with an API for programmatic check management, status verification, and integration with notification systems. | A website and infrastructure monitoring service that continuously checks the uptime and performance of websites, APIs, and servers, providing instant notifications through multiple channels when problems are detected. |
| features.capabilities | - | `{"self_hostable":false,"monitoring_as_code":true,"multi_region_probes":true,"status_page_hosting":true,"json_schema_assertions":true,"heartbeat_deadmans_switch":true}` |
| integrations.count | 12 | 16 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Email"},{"name":"Webhooks"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Discord"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Google Chat"},{"name":"Gotify"},{"name":"Matrix"},{"name":"Mattermost"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams"},{"name":"ntfy"},{"name":"Telegram"}]` | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams"},{"name":"Mattermost"},{"name":"Telegram"},{"name":"Discord"},{"name":"Google Chat"},{"name":"PagerDuty"},{"name":"Splunk On-Call"},{"name":"Zenduty"},{"name":"ilert"},{"name":"PagerTree"},{"name":"Zapier"},{"name":"Pipedream"},{"name":"Pushbullet"},{"name":"Webhooks"},{"name":"Email to SMS"},{"name":"Voice call"},{"name":"Mobile push notification"},{"name":"MS Teams","native":true,"category":"chat"},{"name":"Google Analytics","native":false}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"LV","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Hobbyist","summary":"Free","features":["Monitor 20 cron jobs","100 log entries per job"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"jobs":"20","log_entries":"100"}},{"free":false,"name":"Supporter","summary":"$5/month","features":["Monitor 20 cron jobs","100 log entries per job"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"jobs":"20","log_entries":"100"}},{"free":false,"name":"Business","summary":"$20/month or $192/year","features":["Monitor 100 cron jobs","1000 log entries per job","50 SMS & WhatsApp credits per month","20 phone call credits per month","Email support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"jobs":"100","log_entries":"1000","phone_call_credits":"20/month","sms_whatsapp_credits":"50/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Business Plus","summary":"$80/month or $768/year","features":["Monitor 1000 cron jobs","1000 log entries per job","500 SMS & WhatsApp credits per month","100 phone call credits per month","Priority email support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":80,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"jobs":"1000","log_entries":"1000","phone_call_credits":"100/month","sms_whatsapp_credits":"500/month"}}],"summary":"Free tier available. Paid plans from $5–$80/month, with 20% discount for annual billing.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://healthchecks.io/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T12:20:52.496Z","startingPrice":{"amount":5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","features":["5 min monitoring interval","Ping monitoring","HTTPS monitoring","Port monitoring","API monitoring","UDP monitoring","DNS monitoring","Keyword monitoring","3rd party service monitoring","Dependency monitoring","Domain expiration monitoring","Heartbeat monitoring","Basic status pages","5 integrations max"],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"monitors":"50","integrations":"5","status_pages":"3","monitoring_interval_minutes":"5"}},{"free":false,"name":"Solo","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"status_pages":"3","monitoring_interval_seconds":"60"}},{"free":false,"name":"Team","description":"For high-volume, self-serve monitoring","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"status_pages":"100","status_pages_white_label":"True"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","description":"Dedicated account management and private Slack support","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"status_pages":"None","monitoring_interval_seconds":"30"}}],"summary":"Free plan available. Paid plans from €/month with 60-second monitoring intervals; save ~15% with annual billing.","currency":"EUR","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://uptimerobot.com/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-10-06T11:31:42.889Z","billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.9 | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"SOC 2","status":"active"}]` |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.pci | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.trust_center | - | https://uptimerobot.com/is-it-down/trustpilot/ |

## Capabilities (API Monitoring)

| Capability | Healthchecks.io | UptimeRobot |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Multi region probes | - | ✓ |
| Private location agent | - | - |
| Status page hosting | - | ✓ |
| Json schema assertions | - | ✓ |
| Monitoring as code | - | ✓ |
| Multistep API flows | - | - |
| Heartbeat deadmans switch | - | ✓ |
| Self hostable | - | ✗ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:29:46.015Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*