Comparison

Pingdom vs Uptime Kuma

On the evidence we track, Uptime Kuma leads this comparison with a composite score of 57/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Pingdom50
Uptime Kuma57
Score
Vioscale score
Pingdom50 / 100high · 76%
Uptime Kuma57 / 100low · 40%
Pricing
Free tier
Pingdom
Uptime Kuma
Model
Pingdomfreemium
Uptime Kumaopen_source
Price level
Pingdomlow
Uptime Kumafree
Transparent
Pingdom
Uptime Kuma
Integrations
Count
Pingdom7
Uptime Kuma
Security
Gdpr
Pingdom
Uptime Kuma
Hipaa
Pingdom
Uptime Kuma
Pci
Pingdom
Uptime Kuma
Soc2
Pingdom
Uptime Kuma
Reliability
Status page
Pingdom
Uptime Kuma
Adoption
Dependent repos
Pingdom
Uptime Kuma2
Github stars
Pingdom
Uptime Kuma90,643
Activity
Commits last 30d
Pingdom
Uptime Kuma64
Release
Cadence days
Pingdom
Uptime Kuma8
History
Pingdom
Uptime Kuma20 items
License
Spdx
Pingdom
Uptime KumaMIT
Language
Primary
Pingdom
Uptime KumaJavaScript
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for api monitoring. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Multi region probes
Pingdom-
Uptime Kuma-
Private location agent
Pingdom-
Uptime Kuma-
Status page hosting
Pingdom-
Uptime Kuma-
Json schema assertions
Pingdom-
Uptime Kuma-
Monitoring as code
Pingdom-
Uptime Kuma-
Multistep API flows
Pingdom-
Uptime Kuma-
Heartbeat deadmans switch
Pingdom-
Uptime Kuma-
Self hostable
Pingdom-
Uptime Kuma-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Pingdom

Combines automated testing from 100+ global locations with real user monitoring to provide visibility into website availability, performance, and user experience across browsers and devices.

Independently observed

Uptime Kuma

Leader

An open-source application for monitoring website uptime and checking service health. Designed to be deployed on your own infrastructure via Docker or traditional server setups.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Pingdom

SubscriptionFree tier30-day trial

Pay-per-plan subscription model. 30-day free trial. Annual and monthly billing available.

  • Synthetic Monitoring-
    • Transaction monitoring
    • Page speed monitoring
    • Uptime monitoring
    • Email and SMS alerting
    • Maintenance windows
    • +2 more
  • Real User Monitoring-
    • Unlimited number of sites
    • Unlimited users
    • Shareable reports
    • Performance filtering
    • 13-month data retention
  • EnterpriseContact sales
as of verify ↗

Uptime Kuma

Leader
Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Pingdom
Uptime Kuma
iOS
Pingdom
Uptime Kuma
Android
Pingdom
Uptime Kuma
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Pingdom
Uptime Kuma
Self-hosted
Pingdom
Uptime Kuma

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Pingdom

7 total
  • Slack
  • VictorOps
  • OpsGenie
  • PagerDuty
  • HipChat
  • Email
  • SMS
Independently observed

Uptime Kuma

Leader

Not documented yet.

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.