Gatus vs UptimeRobot

UptimeRobot provides basic website monitoring and status pages, lacking Gatus’s multi-protocol checks and workflow suites.

GatusDeveloper-oriented health dashboard and status page

UptimeRobotWebsite and server uptime monitoring with status pages

Which to pick

Pick Gatus if you want…

Customizable uptime monitoring with status pages
The lower starting price: $10/month against $13/month
Open-source code (TwiN/gatus on GitHub, Apache-2.0 license)
Integrations with Email, GitHub or GitLab (on Gatus' list, not UptimeRobot's)

Pick UptimeRobot if you want…

Website and service uptime monitoring
Basic website uptime
A free plan to start with
Integrations with Microsoft Teams, Zapier or Webhooks (on UptimeRobot's list, not Gatus')

Side by side

What it is: Gatus:Gatus provides automated uptime monitoring, health checks, and public status pages for websites and APIs.; UptimeRobot:UptimeRobot monitors websites, APIs, servers and services, sending real-time alerts and providing status pages.
Best for: Gatus:Customizable uptime monitoring with status pages; UptimeRobot:Website and service uptime monitoring
Who it’s for: Gatus:Developers and ops teams needing customizable service monitoring and status pages.; UptimeRobot:Developers, ops teams and small businesses needing simple uptime monitoring.
Pricing: Gatus:Paid; UptimeRobot:Freemium
Plans: Gatus:Standard $10/month per month · Premium $20/month per month · Business $50/month per month · Enterprise $500/month per month; UptimeRobot:Free $0 · Solo $13 per month · Team $46 per month · Scale $98 per month
Open source: Gatus:Yes, 12,261 GitHub stars; UptimeRobot:—
Works with: Gatus:Slack, Discord, PagerDuty, Email, GitHub, GitLab, Teams, Telegram; UptimeRobot:Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord, Telegram, PagerDuty, Zapier, Webhooks, Google Chat

Gatus features

Multi-Protocol Monitoring. Check HTTP/HTTPS, DNS, TCP, UDP, ICMP, TLS, GRPC, WebSocket and more.
Test Suites. Run sequential endpoint tests sharing context to validate full workflows.
Smart Alerting. Instant alerts via Slack, Discord, PagerDuty, email and 15+ other platforms.
Public Status Pages. Automatically update status pages with real-time uptime and incident info.
Push-Based Monitoring. Use custom agents to push status from private networks or behind firewalls.
Custom Conditions. Validate JSON responses, SSL certificates, domain expiration and response times.
Open-Source Core. Built on open-source technology with full source code access.
API & CI/CD Integration. Expose monitoring data via API and integrate checks into pipelines.

UptimeRobot features

Multiple monitor types. Supports HTTP/HTTPS, ping, port, keyword, DNS, SSL, cron jobs and more.
Real-time alerts. Sends instant notifications via email, SMS, voice call, Slack, mobile push and other integrations.
Public status pages. Create branded status pages with custom domains, password protection and incident history.
Multi-location checks. Runs checks from several global regions to reduce false positives and detect regional outages.
Team access controls. Role-based permissions, seats for login or notify-only users, and maintenance windows.

Gatus vs UptimeRobot FAQ

Is Gatus or UptimeRobot free?+

Gatus is paid, from $10/month (Standard), with a free trial. UptimeRobot has a free plan; paid plans start at $13/month (Solo).

Which is cheaper, Gatus or UptimeRobot?+

Gatus is cheaper to start with: Gatus' Standard plan ($10/month) against UptimeRobot's Solo plan ($13/month).

Is Gatus or UptimeRobot open source?+

Gatus is open source (TwiN/gatus on GitHub, Apache-2.0 license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for UptimeRobot.

Do Gatus and UptimeRobot integrate with the same tools?+

Partly. Both list Slack, Discord, PagerDuty and Telegram. Gatus also lists Email, GitHub, GitLab, Teams and 2 more; UptimeRobot also lists Microsoft Teams, Zapier, Webhooks, Google Chat and 1 more.

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