Updated November 2026

Best free uptime monitoring tools

The best free uptime monitors compared: UptimeRobot, Uptime Kuma, Better Stack, Gatus, OneUptime, Pulsetic and openstatus. Free monitors, check interval and price.

The short answer · November 15, 2026

UptimeRobot is the best free uptime monitor in 2026: 50 monitors every 5 minutes, free for commercial use. Uptime Kuma is the best if you can host it yourself (free, MIT, unlimited monitors), and Better Stack the best free plan when you also want on-call and incident management.

Best free planUptimeRobot
Best self-hostedUptime Kuma
Best with on-callBetter Stack
Best config-as-codeGatus
Best open-source all-in-oneOneUptime
Best free status pagesPulsetic
Best multi-region open sourceopenstatus

Comparison

checked 2026-11-15

Tool	Best for	Free plan	Paid from	Open source
UptimeRobot	Best free plan	50 monitors, 5-min checks	€9/mo yearly (60-s checks)	No
Uptime Kuma	Best self-hosted	Free, self-hosted	No paid plan	MIT
Better Stack	Best with on-call	10 monitors, 1 status page	$29/mo per responder (yearly)	No
Gatus	Best config-as-code	Free, self-hosted	$10/mo (hosted)	Apache-2.0
OneUptime	Best open-source all-in-one	1 status page; self-host free	From $22 (Growth)	Apache-2.0 core
Pulsetic	Best free status pages	10 monitors, 3 status pages	$9/mo (60-s checks)	No
openstatus	Best multi-region open source	1 monitor, 10-min checks	$30/mo (20 monitors)	AGPL-3.0

1.UptimeRobot· Best free plan

Website and server uptime monitoring with status pages

The most free monitors of any hosted service, allowed for commercial use. Free checks run every 5 minutes; 1-minute checks need a paid plan.

UptimeRobot on DevHunt →Alternatives Official pricing

2.Uptime Kuma· Best self-hosted

Self-hosted uptime monitoring tool

The easiest self-hosted monitor (94k+ GitHub stars), with status pages and dozens of notification channels. You host it, so monitor it from somewhere else too.

Uptime Kuma on DevHunt →Alternatives Official pricing

3.Better Stack· Best with on-call

Uptime monitoring, incidents, logs and status pages

Monitoring, on-call scheduling, incidents and status pages in one product. Paid plans are priced per responder seat and add up.

Better Stack on DevHunt →Alternatives Official pricing

4.Gatus· Best config-as-code

Developer-oriented health dashboard and status page

Health checks and a status page defined in one YAML file, with conditions on status, body and response time. No GUI for editing checks.

Gatus on DevHunt →Alternatives Official pricing

5.OneUptime· Best open-source all-in-one

Open-source monitoring, status pages and on-call

Open-source monitoring, status pages, incidents, on-call, logs and traces. The cloud free tier charges $1 a month per active monitor.

OneUptime on DevHunt →Alternatives Official pricing

6.Pulsetic· Best free status pages

Website uptime monitoring, 30 seconds, 15 locations.

Good-looking status pages plus SSL and domain-expiry checks; the free plan includes three status pages.

Pulsetic on DevHunt →Alternatives Official pricing

7.openstatus· Best multi-region open source

Open source monitoring platform

Open-source monitoring from 28 regions with status pages. The free tier is small; it shines on the paid plans or self-hosted.

openstatus on DevHunt →Alternatives Official pricing

How we picked

Every tool here is listed on DevHunt. We compared them on the points below and read each price, free plan and license on the tool's own pricing page and GitHub repository on November 15, 2026. Prices change: follow the official pricing link before you decide.

Monitors and check interval on the free plan
Status pages on the free plan
Price of the first paid plan
Open source and self-hosting

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FAQ

What is the best free uptime monitor?+

UptimeRobot: 50 monitors checked every 5 minutes, free even for commercial use. If you can host it yourself, Uptime Kuma is free and unlimited.

Which free uptime monitor checks every minute?+

Hosted free plans check every 5 minutes or less often. For 1-minute checks for free, self-host Uptime Kuma or Gatus, where you choose the interval.

Is Uptime Kuma free?+

Yes. It is MIT-licensed open source with no paid plan; you run it with Docker or Node on your own server. Run it outside the infrastructure it monitors, or it goes down with it.

Which free plan includes a status page?+

UptimeRobot, Better Stack (1 status page), Pulsetic (3), OneUptime (1) and openstatus (1). Uptime Kuma and Gatus include status pages when you self-host.