Comparison

Uptime Kuma 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.

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Uptime Kuma57

★UptimeRobot62

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Uptime Kuma	UptimeRobotLeader
Vioscale score	57 / 100low · 40%updating	62 / 100high · 76%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	18
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Flouislam%2Fuptime-kuma&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	-
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	2	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	90,643	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	64	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	8	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	JavaScript	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · HQ CZ

Score

Vioscale score

Uptime Kuma57 / 100low · 40%updating

UptimeRobot62 / 100high · 76%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Uptime Kuma✓

UptimeRobot✓

Model

Uptime Kumaopen_source

UptimeRobotfreemium

Price level

Uptime Kumafree

UptimeRobotlow

Transparent

Uptime Kuma–

UptimeRobot✓

Integrations

Count

Uptime Kuma–

UptimeRobot18

Security

Gdpr

Uptime Kuma–

UptimeRobot✓

Soc2

Uptime Kuma–

UptimeRobot✓

Vulnerabilities

Uptime KumaCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Flouislam%2Fuptime-kuma&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

UptimeRobot–

Reliability

Status page

Uptime Kuma–

UptimeRobot✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Uptime Kuma2

UptimeRobot–

Github stars

Uptime Kuma90,643

UptimeRobot–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Uptime Kuma64

UptimeRobot–

Release

Cadence days

Uptime Kuma8

UptimeRobot–

History

Uptime Kuma20 items

UptimeRobot–

License

Spdx

Uptime KumaMIT

UptimeRobot–

Language

Primary

Uptime KumaJavaScript

UptimeRobot–

Market

Availability

Uptime Kuma–

UptimeRobotAvailable worldwide · HQ CZ

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for API Monitoring
Capability	Uptime Kuma	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	-	✗

Capabilities

Multi region probes

Uptime Kuma-

UptimeRobot✓

Private location agent

Uptime Kuma-

UptimeRobot-

Status page hosting

Uptime Kuma-

UptimeRobot✓

Json schema assertions

Uptime Kuma-

UptimeRobot✓

Monitoring as code

Uptime Kuma-

UptimeRobot✓

Multistep API flows

Uptime Kuma-

UptimeRobot-

Heartbeat deadmans switch

Uptime Kuma-

UptimeRobot✓

Self hostable

Uptime Kuma-

UptimeRobot✗

What each one is

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

Uptime Kuma

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

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.

Uptime Kuma

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-18verify ↗

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 2026-08-25verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Uptime Kuma	UptimeRobot
WebPlatforms	-	✓
iOSPlatforms	-	✓
AndroidPlatforms	-	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Uptime Kuma–

UptimeRobot✓

iOS

Uptime Kuma–

UptimeRobot✓

Android

Uptime Kuma–

UptimeRobot✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Uptime Kuma✗

UptimeRobot✓

Self-hosted

Uptime Kuma✓

UptimeRobot✗

Integrations

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

Uptime Kuma

Not documented yet.

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.