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exit1.dev vs Pulsetic
Pulsetic offers 30-second checks from 15 locations, but lacks the free tier and status pages
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
- 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
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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