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Comparison

Prometheus Blackbox Exporter vs UptimeRobot

On the evidence we track, UptimeRobot leads this comparison with a composite score of 62/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Prometheus Blackbox Exporter full profile →UptimeRobot full profile →
Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter47
★UptimeRobot62
Score
Vioscale score
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter47 / 100medium · 55%
UptimeRobot62 / 100high · 76%
Pricing
Free tier
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter✓
UptimeRobot✓
Model
Prometheus Blackbox Exportercommercial
UptimeRobotfreemium
Price level
Prometheus Blackbox Exporterfree
UptimeRobotlow
Transparent
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter✓
UptimeRobot✓
Integrations
Count
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter1
UptimeRobot18
Security
Gdpr
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter–
UptimeRobot✓
Scorecard
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter7
UptimeRobot–
Soc2
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter–
UptimeRobot✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter–
UptimeRobot✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter17
UptimeRobot–
Github stars
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter5,841
UptimeRobot–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter13
UptimeRobot–
Release
Cadence days
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter122
UptimeRobot–
History
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter20 items
UptimeRobot–
License
Spdx
Prometheus Blackbox ExporterApache-2.0
UptimeRobot–
Language
Primary
Prometheus Blackbox ExporterGo
UptimeRobot–
Market
Availability
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter–
UptimeRobotAvailable worldwide · HQ CZ

Capabilities

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

Capabilities
Multi region probes
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter-
UptimeRobot✓
Private location agent
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter-
UptimeRobot-
Status page hosting
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter-
UptimeRobot✓
Json schema assertions
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter-
UptimeRobot✓
Monitoring as code
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter-
UptimeRobot✓
Multistep API flows
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter-
UptimeRobot-
Heartbeat deadmans switch
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter-
UptimeRobot✓
Self hostable
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter-
UptimeRobot✗

What each one is

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

Prometheus Blackbox Exporter

An open-source exporter for Prometheus that monitors the health and responsiveness of network services by sending test requests over HTTP, HTTPS, DNS, TCP, ICMP, and gRPC protocols. Results are exposed as metrics for collection by Prometheus.

Independently observed

UptimeRobot

Leader

A service that continuously monitors websites, APIs, and servers at regular intervals and sends alerts when downtime or performance issues are detected. Includes branded status pages to inform users of incidents and maintenance.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Prometheus Blackbox Exporter

Open sourceFree tier

Open-source (no licensing cost)

as of verify ↗

UptimeRobot

Leader
SubscriptionFree tier

Free plan with 5 monitors; paid plans from €/month with annual savings

  • FreeFree
    • Keyword monitoring
    • Ping monitoring
    • Basic status pages
    • API monitoring
    • UDP monitoring
    • +3 more
  • Solo-
    • 60-second monitoring interval
    • API monitoring with custom headers
    • Multi-location checks
    • UDP monitoring
    • DNS monitoring
    • +5 more
  • Team-
    • Team member access
    • Granular permissions
    • Status page customization
    • Custom domain support
    • Password-protected status pages
    • +1 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Dedicated CSM
    • Private Slack channel
    • Shortest monitoring intervals
    • Highest monitor counts
    • All monitoring types
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter✗
UptimeRobot✓
iOS
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter✗
UptimeRobot✓
Android
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter✗
UptimeRobot✓
Linux
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter✓
UptimeRobot✗
CLI
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter✓
UptimeRobot✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter✗
UptimeRobot✓
Self-hosted
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter✓
UptimeRobot✗

Integrations

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

Prometheus Blackbox Exporter

1 total
  • Prometheus
Independently observed

UptimeRobot

Leader
18 total
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Mattermost
  • Telegram
  • Discord
  • Google Chat
  • PagerDuty
  • Splunk On-Call
  • Zenduty
  • ilert
  • PagerTree
  • Zapier
  • Pipedream
  • Pushbullet
  • Webhooks
  • Email to SMS
  • Voice call
  • Mobile push notification
Independently observed

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