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exit1.dev vs PagerDuty
PagerDuty focuses on on-call management and incident response rather than continuous uptime checks
exit1.devFree uptime monitoring for indie devs and startups
PagerDutyOn-call management and incident response platformWhich to pick
Pick exit1.dev if you want…
- 15-second interval uptime monitoring
- Open-source code (Mopra/exit1.dev on GitHub)
- Integrations with Discord, Email or SMS (on exit1.dev's list, not PagerDuty's)
Pick PagerDuty if you want…
- AI-driven incident response and automation
- On-call & incident response
- Integrations with Datadog, ServiceNow or Jira (on PagerDuty's list, not exit1.dev's)
Side by side
- What it is
- exit1.dev:exit1.dev provides free, open-source uptime monitoring with 15-second checks and webhook alerts for indie developers and startups.
- PagerDuty:PagerDuty is an AI-first incident management platform that detects, triages, resolves and learns from incidents across your tech stack.
- Best for
- exit1.dev:15-second interval uptime monitoring
- PagerDuty:AI-driven incident response and automation
- Who it’s for
- exit1.dev:Indie developers, startups, and small teams needing fast, affordable uptime monitoring.
- PagerDuty:SREs, DevOps engineers, technical leaders managing on-call and incident response
- Pricing
- exit1.dev:Freemium
- PagerDuty:Freemium
- Plans
- exit1.dev:Free $0 · Indie $3/mo per month · Nano $7/mo per month · Pro $20/mo per month
- PagerDuty:Free $0 · Professional $21 per user per month · Starter $2,800 per year · Essential $12,000 per year
- Open source
- exit1.dev:Yes, 14 GitHub stars
- PagerDuty:—
- Works with
- exit1.dev:Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams, Email, SMS, PagerDuty, Opsgenie, Pushover
- PagerDuty:Slack, Microsoft Teams, Datadog, ServiceNow, Jira, AWS
exit1.dev features
- 15-second checks. Monitors sites every 15 seconds, four times faster than typical minute-interval tools.
- Multi-protocol support. Monitors HTTP/HTTPS, TCP, UDP, WebSocket, and ICMP in a single monitor type.
- Multi-region probes. Runs checks from both US and EU locations to reduce false alarms.
- Live probe stream. Shows real-time status, latency, and failures across regions.
- Status pages. Drag-and-drop builder with custom branding and optional custom domain.
- Alerting integrations. Sends alerts via Slack, Discord, Teams, email, SMS, and webhooks.
- Domain intelligence. Tracks SSL expiry, WHOIS data, and DNS records alongside uptime.
- AI-ready MCP. Connects to Claude, Cursor, VS Code and other MCP clients for query-based monitoring.
PagerDuty features
- AI Agents. SRE, Scribe, Shift and Insights agents automate detection, diagnosis, remediation, documentation and trend analysis.
- Smart Alerting. Machine-learning reduces alert noise by up to 91% and routes alerts dynamically based on severity and history.
- Unified Response. Manage incidents directly from Slack, Microsoft Teams, mobile or web with full context and collaboration tools.
- Post-Incident Reviews. AI-generated summaries, action items and templates streamline learning and continuous improvement.
- 750+ Integrations. Out-of-the-box connectors for tools like Datadog, ServiceNow, Jira, AWS, and many more.
- Custom Workflows. No-code/low-code builder lets you create conditional incident workflows and automate remediation actions.
exit1.dev vs PagerDuty FAQ
Is exit1.dev or PagerDuty free?+
exit1.dev has a free plan; paid plans start at $3/month (Indie). PagerDuty has a free plan; paid plans start at $21/month per user (Professional).
Which is cheaper, exit1.dev or PagerDuty?+
exit1.dev starts at $3/month (Indie) and PagerDuty starts at $21/month per user (Professional); the plans are billed differently, so compare what's included.
Is exit1.dev or PagerDuty open source?+
exit1.dev is open source (Mopra/exit1.dev on GitHub). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for PagerDuty.
Do exit1.dev and PagerDuty integrate with the same tools?+
Partly. Both list Slack and Microsoft Teams. exit1.dev also lists Discord, Email, SMS, PagerDuty and 3 more; PagerDuty also lists Datadog, ServiceNow, Jira and AWS.
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