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exit1.dev vs Pulsetic
Short answer: Pick exit1.dev if you want 15-second interval uptime monitoring; pick Pulsetic if you want multi-channel alerts with regional verification. exit1.dev has a free plan, paid from $3/month; Pulsetic has a free plan, paid from $9/month.
exit1.devFree uptime monitoring for indie devs and startups
PulseticWebsite uptime monitoring, 30 seconds, 15 locations.Which to pick
Pick exit1.dev if you want…
- 15-second interval uptime monitoring
- The lower starting price: $3/month against $9/month
- Open-source code (Mopra/exit1.dev on GitHub)
- Integrations with Microsoft Teams, Email or SMS (on exit1.dev's list, not Pulsetic's)
Pick Pulsetic if you want…
- Multi-channel alerts with regional verification
- 30-second interval monitoring
- Integrations with Telegram, Twilio or Zapier (on Pulsetic'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.
- Pulsetic:Pulsetic monitors website uptime, SSL, keywords, ports, APIs and real user performance, sending alerts via phone, SMS, email and chat.
- Best for
- exit1.dev:15-second interval uptime monitoring
- Pulsetic:Multi-channel alerts with regional verification
- Who it’s for
- exit1.dev:Indie developers, startups, and small teams needing fast, affordable uptime monitoring.
- Pulsetic:Websites, SaaS, e-commerce and developers needing reliable uptime monitoring.
- Pricing
- exit1.dev:Freemium
- Pulsetic:Freemium
- Starting price
- exit1.dev:$3/month (Indie)
- Pulsetic:$9/month (Solo)
- Free plan or trial
- exit1.dev:Free plan (Free) · Free trial
- Pulsetic:Free plan (Free)
- Plans
- exit1.dev:Free $0 · Indie $3/mo per month · Nano $7/mo per month · Pro $20/mo per month
- Pulsetic:Free $0 · Solo $9 per month · Team $19 per month · Organization $49 per month
- Open source
- exit1.dev:Yes, 14 GitHub stars
- Pulsetic:—
- Works with
- exit1.dev:Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams, Email, SMS, PagerDuty, Opsgenie, Pushover
- Pulsetic:Slack, Discord, Telegram, Twilio, Zapier, Webhooks, API
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.
Pulsetic features
- Regional Failure Confirmation. Checks are re-verified from multiple data centers before an alert is sent, preventing false alarms.
- Multi-Channel Alerts. Phone calls, SMS, WhatsApp, email, Slack, Teams, Discord, Telegram, webhooks and API.
- Customizable Status Pages. Public or private pages on your own domain with branding, password or SSO protection.
- Real User Monitoring (RUM). Measures LCP, CLS, INP, FCP and other metrics on real visitors, with 1,000 page views free per month.
- Dependency & Service Monitoring. Email alerts when external services like Stripe or GitHub experience incidents.
- AI Assistant. Ask plain-language questions about downtime and let the AI create, pause or open monitors.
exit1.dev vs Pulsetic FAQ
What is the difference between exit1.dev and Pulsetic?+
Pulsetic offers 30-second checks from 15 locations, but lacks the free tier and status pages.
Should I use exit1.dev or Pulsetic?+
Pick exit1.dev if you want 15-second interval uptime monitoring, the lower starting price: $3/month against $9/month or open-source code (Mopra/exit1.dev on GitHub). Pick Pulsetic if you want multi-channel alerts with regional verification, 30-second interval monitoring or integrations with Telegram, Twilio or Zapier (on Pulsetic's list, not exit1.dev's).
Is exit1.dev or Pulsetic free?+
exit1.dev has a free plan; paid plans start at $3/month (Indie). Pulsetic has a free plan; paid plans start at $9/month (Solo).
Which is cheaper, exit1.dev or Pulsetic?+
exit1.dev is cheaper to start with: exit1.dev's Indie plan ($3/month) against Pulsetic's Solo plan ($9/month).
Is exit1.dev or Pulsetic open source?+
exit1.dev is open source (Mopra/exit1.dev on GitHub). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Pulsetic.
Do exit1.dev and Pulsetic integrate with the same tools?+
Partly. Both list Slack, Discord and Webhooks. exit1.dev also lists Microsoft Teams, Email, SMS, PagerDuty and 2 more; Pulsetic also lists Telegram, Twilio, Zapier and API.
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