# Checkly vs UptimeRobot

| Attribute | Checkly | UptimeRobot |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 63.8 (76% (high)) | 61.8 (76% (high)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A code-first monitoring platform that runs continuous uptime checks, API tests, and browser-based workflows from multiple global locations to detect outages and performance issues. Sends alerts through various channels and supports custom monitoring logic via TypeScript. | 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. |
| 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 | 17 | 18 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"PagerDuty"},{"name":"Incident.io"},{"name":"Rootly"},{"name":"OpsGenie"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitHub Actions"},{"name":"GitLab CI"},{"name":"Jenkins"},{"name":"Vercel"},{"name":"Terraform"},{"name":"Pulumi"},{"name":"Webhook"},{"name":"Telegram"},{"name":"Airflow"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"MCP"}]` | `[{"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"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"CZ","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Hobby","summary":"Free","features":["Uptime monitoring (HTTPS, TCP, DNS, ICMP, Heartbeat)","10 uptime monitors","1,000 browser/Playwright checks per month","10,000 API checks per month","6 global monitoring locations","Round Robin scheduling","Email and Slack alerting"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Free tier for personal projects and learning","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"locations":"6","api_checks":"10000/mo","max_frequency":"2 min","browser_checks":"1000/mo","uptime_monitors":"10"}},{"free":false,"name":"Starter","summary":"$24/month billed annually","features":["50 uptime monitors","1-minute check frequency","3,000 browser checks per month","25,000 API checks per month","Automatic retry before alerting","Email, Slack, SMS (100/mo) alerting","Webhook support","Incident management integrations (PagerDuty, Incident.io, Rootly, OpsGenie)"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":24,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000,"unit":"browser checks"},"kind":"metered","amount":4,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":10000,"unit":"API checks"},"kind":"metered","amount":1.8,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":25,"unit":"additional monitors"},"kind":"metered","amount":8,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"For startups and growing projects","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"locations":"6","api_checks":"25000/mo","sms_credits":"100/mo","max_frequency":"1 min","browser_checks":"3000/mo","uptime_monitors":"50"}},{"free":false,"name":"Team","summary":"$64/month billed annually","features":["75 uptime monitors","30-second check frequency","12,000 browser checks per month","100,000 API checks per month","22 global locations","Round Robin and Parallel scheduling","Multiple automatic retries","All alerting channels (Email, Slack, SMS 200/mo, Webhooks)","Private locations for internal monitoring","SSL/TLS certificate monitoring","Visual regression detection","All incident management integrations"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":64,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000,"unit":"browser checks"},"kind":"metered","amount":6.25,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":10000,"unit":"API checks"},"kind":"metered","amount":2.5,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Ideal for growing teams and businesses","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"locations":"22","api_checks":"100000/mo","sms_credits":"200/mo","max_frequency":"30 sec","browser_checks":"12000/mo","uptime_monitors":"75","private_locations":"True"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Custom monitor and check volumes","1-second check frequency","22 global locations with parallel and round-robin scheduling","Private locations","All alerting channels","Custom pricing for overages"],"commitment":"annual","description":"Custom solutions for large organizations","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Communicate Starter"},{"name":"Communicate Team"}],"summary":"From $24/month billed annually. Free tier includes 10 monitors and 1k browser/10k API checks.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.checklyhq.com/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-17T21:36:29.405Z","startingPrice":{"amount":1.8,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free forever, 5 monitors","features":["Keyword monitoring","Ping monitoring","Basic status pages","API monitoring","UDP monitoring","DNS monitoring","Email/SMS/push alerts","Mobile app access"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"Basic monitoring for personal projects","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"monitors":"5","integrations":"5","status_pages":"1","monitoring_interval":"5 min"}},{"free":false,"name":"Solo","features":["60-second monitoring interval","API monitoring with custom headers","Multi-location checks","UDP monitoring","DNS monitoring","SSL/domain monitoring","Port monitoring","Webhook integrations","Zapier","PagerDuty"],"description":"Faster checks with advanced monitoring types","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"status_pages":"3","monitoring_interval":"60 sec"}},{"free":false,"name":"Team","features":["Team member access","Granular permissions","Status page customization","Custom domain support","Password-protected status pages","Unlimited integrations"],"description":"Shared access for team collaboration","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"status_pages":"100 white-label"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","features":["Dedicated CSM","Private Slack channel","Shortest monitoring intervals","Highest monitor counts","All monitoring types","All integrations"],"description":"Advanced features with dedicated support","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"status_pages":"unlimited","monitoring_interval":"shortest available"}}],"addOns":[{"name":"SMS/Voice call credits"}],"summary":"Free plan with 5 monitors; paid plans from €/month with annual savings","currency":"EUR","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://uptimerobot.com/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-25T08:33:05.571Z","billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |

## Capabilities (API Monitoring)

| Capability | Checkly | 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: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:20:51.011Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*