Pingory vs UptimeRobot (2026): An Honest Comparison
Last verified: September 2026. Prices are in USD.
If you are looking for an UptimeRobot alternative, you are probably trying to keep an uptime monitor watching your sites, get alerted the moment one goes down, and avoid enterprise pricing. This page compares Pingory and UptimeRobot on the numbers that show up on an invoice — price, monitor limits, check intervals, alerts, and status pages. Both are real products with real users, and we will say plainly where UptimeRobot still wins.
The short version
- Both services offer a free plan with 50 monitors at 5-minute checks and no credit card required.
- Pingory's paid plans start at $4/month. UptimeRobot's start at $9–$10/month (Solo).
- At $6/month, Pingory gives you unlimited monitors and 30-second checks (self-hosted). UptimeRobot's closest tier is $35–$41/month for 100 monitors.
- UptimeRobot wins on scale and enterprise needs: 3M+ users since 2010, 4 selectable monitoring regions, SMS and voice alerts, SOC 2, and a much larger integration catalog.
- Pingory wins on price per monitor, language coverage (8 UI languages), and a simpler, developer-focused product.
Pricing at a glance
Prices below are the plans as published in September 2026. UptimeRobot discounts annual billing; Pingory's annual price is shown in parentheses. Verify current figures on each vendor's site before you buy.
| Feature | Pingory | UptimeRobot |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan | Starter — $4/mo ($40/yr) | Solo — $10/mo, $9/mo billed yearly |
| Mid / top self-serve plan | Pro — $6/mo ($60/yr) | Team — $41/mo, $35/mo billed yearly |
| Monitors on that plan | Unlimited monitors, 30-second checks (self-hosted) | 100 monitors, 30-second checks |
| Fastest check on the cheapest paid plan | 60 seconds | 60 seconds |
| Free plan | $0 — 50 monitors, 5-minute checks | $0 — 50 monitors, 5-minute checks |
| Free plan includes | HTTP/HTTPS and keyword checks, email alerts | Website, port, ping and keyword checks; a basic status page; 5 integrations |
| Status page on the free plan | No | Yes (basic) |
| All monitor types start at | $4/mo | $9–$10/mo |
| Highest self-serve tier | — | Scale — $77/mo, $65/mo billed yearly (200 monitors, 15-second checks; the 500-monitor tier is $179/$149) |
| Status page features | Public from $4; custom domain, white-label and password protection from $6 | Basic on free; custom domain from $9–$10; white-label and 100 pages from $35 |
| Alert channels | Email; plus Slack, Webhook and Telegram from $4; plus Discord, Microsoft Teams and PagerDuty from $6 | Email, SMS, voice call, mobile push and up to 12 integrations — SMS and voice credits are bought separately as top-ups (none included on Free) |
| Multi-location checks | Self-hosted (Starter+): deploy probe workers in any region with majority-vote confirmation. Managed service: single region. | 4 selectable regions (paid plans); North America only on Free |
| Data history | 7 days free / 90 days Starter / 365 days Pro | About 3 months free / 12 months Solo / 24 months Team and above |
| UI languages | 8, including Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Japanese and Korean | Primarily English |
| Mobile app | No | iOS and Android |
| Enterprise package | — | SOC 2, DPA/MSA/SLA, dedicated CSM, custom invoicing |
What $4–$6 actually buys you
On Pingory, $4/month (Starter) gets you 100 monitors, 60-second checks, all nine monitor types, four alert channels and a public status page. The equivalent capability on UptimeRobot — 60-second checks with the full set of monitor types — starts at Solo ($9–$10/month) with only 10 monitors, and reaching 100 monitors means Team ($35–$41), which also includes 30-second checks. Pingory's $6 Pro removes the monitor cap and drops checks to 30 seconds (self-hosted); UptimeRobot's 30-second tier starts at Team ($35+).
Monitor types compared
Both platforms cover the essentials: HTTP/HTTPS status, keyword content, ping (ICMP), TCP port, SSL certificate expiry, domain expiry, DNS records, API checks and heartbeat/cron monitoring. The difference is not which types exist — it is what you pay to unlock them. Pingory opens all nine from $4/month; UptimeRobot reserves most advanced types for tiers starting at $9–$10/month.
Alerts and notifications
Email alerts are included on both, on every plan. Pingory adds Slack, Webhook and Telegram at $4, then Discord, Microsoft Teams and PagerDuty at $6. UptimeRobot offers more — including SMS and voice calls and a larger integration library — but SMS and voice are credit top-ups bought separately (none included on the free plan), and the free plan caps you at 5 integrations. If you need a phone call at 3 a.m., UptimeRobot is ahead; if email plus chat is enough, Pingory covers it for less.
Status pages
This is one of the clearest pricing gaps. Pingory includes a public status page with an incident timeline from $4/month, and unlocks custom domain, white-label, password protection and subscriber notifications at $6/month. UptimeRobot offers a basic version free, but a custom domain waits until Solo ($9–$10) and white-label requires Team ($35+).
Check intervals and probe locations
Free plans are identical at 5-minute checks. Pingory runs 60-second checks at $4 and 30-second checks (self-hosted) at $6; UptimeRobot runs 60-second checks from $9–$10, 30-second from $35, and 15-second from $65–$77. On geography, UptimeRobot still leads for a hosted service — four selectable regions on paid plans (North America only on Free), versus Pingory's single managed region; Pingory's probe workers can run in any region only when self-hosted (Starter+).
Language support
Pingory's interface ships in 8 languages, including Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Japanese and Korean. UptimeRobot's is primarily English. If you or your team work in a non-English language, especially in Latin America or Europe, that is a meaningful difference.
Where UptimeRobot is still the better choice
- Scale and trust. UptimeRobot has been running since 2010 with 3M+ users monitoring millions of endpoints. Its track record and community are hard to match.
- Enterprise and compliance. SOC 2, DPA/MSA/SLA contracts, dedicated customer success and custom invoicing make it the safer pick for companies with procurement or compliance requirements.
- SMS and voice-call alerts, plus a much larger integration catalog (Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Chat, Mattermost, PagerDuty, Splunk On-Call, Zapier and more).
- Deeper free tier. A basic status page and more integration channels available without paying.
- Mobile apps for iOS and Android.
If any of those are hard requirements for you, UptimeRobot is the right choice — and there is no shame in that.
Where Pingory fits better
- Price per monitor. A cheaper UptimeRobot alternative by a wide margin — $4 versus $9–$10 for comparable checks, and unlimited monitors at $6.
- Faster checks for less. 30-second checks (self-hosted) at $6 versus $35+ elsewhere.
- Branding included early. Custom domain and white-label at $6 instead of $35+.
- An 8-language interface for non-English teams.
- A focused, uncluttered product built for indie developers and small projects, with honest limits and no metered surprises.
Migrating from UptimeRobot
Switching is low-friction. Pingory accepts UptimeRobot's export format directly — paste your exported monitor list and Pingory recreates your monitors automatically. Types your plan does not support are auto-downgraded to HTTP checks instead of failing, and any check interval below your plan's minimum is raised to the allowed value.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a free UptimeRobot alternative?
Yes. Pingory's free plan includes 50 monitors with 5-minute checks and requires no credit card — the same headline limit as UptimeRobot's free tier.
Is Pingory cheaper than UptimeRobot?
Yes. Pingory's paid plans start at $4/month; UptimeRobot's start at $9–$10/month. For 100 monitors, that is $4 with 60-second checks on Pingory versus $35–$41 on UptimeRobot's Team plan, which includes 30-second checks.
Does Pingory include a status page?
Yes — a public one from $4/month, with custom domain, white-label and password protection at $6/month.
Can I move my existing monitors over?
Yes. Pingory imports UptimeRobot's export format directly, so you can migrate in a single paste.
Sources: Pingory limits and prices come from the product itself (plans as published at pingory.com). UptimeRobot figures are from its official pricing page and knowledge base, checked in September 2026. Third-party pricing and limits change; verify current details on each vendor's site before you buy.
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