# Blackbox Exporter vs HetrixTools

| Attribute | Blackbox Exporter | HetrixTools |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 47.2 (32% (low)) | 76.2 (26% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 13 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 17 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 5,841 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | - | A cloud-based monitoring service that tracks server availability and IP blacklist status, sending notifications via Slack, Discord, and other channels when issues occur. Provides detailed uptime reports and public status pages for transparency. |
| integrations.count | 1 | 5 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Prometheus"}]` | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Discord"},{"name":"Mattermost"},{"name":"RocketChat"},{"name":"Squadcast"}]` |
| language.primary | Go | - |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://github.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T21:59:48.980Z"}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free forever (requires login every 90 days)","features":["15 Uptime Monitors","32 Blacklist Monitors","Weekly/Monthly Reports","Slack Integration"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"reports":"25/month","uptime_monitors":"15","blacklist_monitors":"32"}},{"free":false,"name":"Professional","summary":"$9.95/month","features":["Uptime Monitors","Blacklist Monitors","Weekly/Monthly Reports","Slack Integration"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":9.95,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"reports":"50/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Business","summary":"$99.95/month","features":["Uptime Monitors","Blacklist Monitors","Weekly/Monthly Reports","Slack Integration"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":99.95,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"reports":"125/month"}}],"addOns":[{"name":"Extra Monitors"}],"summary":"Free tier available. Paid plans from $9.95/month.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://hetrixtools.com/pricing/blacklist-monitor/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T22:01:40.851Z","startingPrice":{"amount":9.95,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | low |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":9.95,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 122 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter/releases/tag/v0.28.0","date":"2025-12-06T13:32:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.28.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter/releases/tag/v0.27.0","date":"2025-06-30T13:45:33Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.27.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter/releases/tag/v0.26.0","date":"2025-02-26T13:51:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.26.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter/releases/tag/v0.25.0","date":"2024-04-09T13:30:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.25.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter/releases/tag/v0.24.0","date":"2023-05-16T11:23:32Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.24.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter/releases/tag/v0.23.0","date":"2022-12-02T20:59:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.23.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter/releases/tag/v0.22.0","date":"2022-08-02T14:26:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.22.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter/releases/tag/v0.21.1","date":"2022-06-23T16:09:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.21.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter/releases/tag/v0.21.0","date":"2022-05-30T15:06:39Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.21.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter/releases/tag/v0.21.0-rc.0","date":"2022-05-11T11:14:26Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.21.0-rc.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter/releases/tag/v0.20.0","date":"2022-03-16T23:52:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.20.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter/releases/tag/v0.20.0-rc.0","date":"2022-02-17T20:34:32Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.20.0-rc.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter/releases/tag/v0.19.0","date":"2021-05-10T13:18:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.19.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter/releases/tag/v0.18.0","date":"2020-10-12T10:13:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.18.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter/releases/tag/v0.17.0","date":"2020-06-19T12:14:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.17.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter/releases/tag/v0.16.0","date":"2019-11-11T18:16:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.16.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter/releases/tag/v0.15.1","date":"2019-09-17T12:52:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.15.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter/releases/tag/v0.15.0","date":"2019-09-11T13:09:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.15.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter/releases/tag/v0.14.0","date":"2019-03-15T13:49:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.14.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter/releases/tag/v0.13.0","date":"2018-12-04T15:20:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.13.0"}]` | - |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 7 | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":1,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fprometheus%2Fblackbox_exporter&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` | - |

## Capabilities (Uptime Monitoring)

| Capability | Blackbox Exporter | HetrixTools |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Deployment model | - | - |
| 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 | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:41:15.079Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*