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Grafana vs phpUptime - Website Uptime Monitor

Grafana provides open-source dashboards for metrics, not a dedicated website monitor; phpUptime focuses on uptime checks and status pages.

Which to pick

Pick Grafana if you want…

  • Open-standard full-stack observability
  • Dashboarding and observability
  • A free plan to start with
  • Open-source code (grafana/grafana on GitHub, AGPL-3.0 license)
  • Integrations with OpenTelemetry, Prometheus or Kubernetes (on Grafana's list, not phpUptime - Website Uptime Monitor's)

Pick phpUptime - Website Uptime Monitor if you want…

  • Self-hosted website uptime monitoring
  • Integrations with Laravel, Bootstrap or S3 compatible storage (on phpUptime - Website Uptime Monitor's list, not Grafana's)

Side by side

What it is
Grafana:Grafana Cloud is an open-source-based observability platform that unifies metrics, logs, traces, profiles and business data.
phpUptime - Website Uptime Monitor:phpUptime is a self-hosted PHP script that monitors website uptime, SSL, domain expiry and provides status pages and incident management.
Best for
Grafana:Open-standard full-stack observability
phpUptime - Website Uptime Monitor:Self-hosted website uptime monitoring
Who it’s for
Grafana:Developers, SREs and teams needing full-stack observability and cost-optimized telemetry.
phpUptime - Website Uptime Monitor:Web developers and site owners who need on-premise uptime monitoring and incident handling.
Pricing
Grafana:Freemium
phpUptime - Website Uptime Monitor:Paid
Plans
Grafana:Free $0 · Pro $19 per month + usage · Enterprise $25,000 per year spend commit
phpUptime - Website Uptime Monitor:—
Open source
Grafana:Yes, 77,033 GitHub stars
phpUptime - Website Uptime Monitor:—
Works with
Grafana:OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Kubernetes, Slack
phpUptime - Website Uptime Monitor:Laravel, Bootstrap, S3 compatible storage, PayPal, Stripe, Mollie, Paddle, Slack

Grafana features

  • AI Assistant. Ask natural-language questions, build dashboards and run investigations directly from Grafana, Slack or the terminal.
  • Adaptive Telemetry. Automatically identifies low-value data and aggregates it, cutting telemetry spend by up to 80%.
  • Full-stack observability. Unified view of metrics, logs, traces, profiles and synthetic monitoring on a single map.
  • OpenTelemetry-native. Native support for OpenTelemetry and Prometheus with hundreds of plugins and integrations.
  • Cost Management. Pay-as-you-go pricing with volume-based discounts and a free tier that includes all services.
  • Compliance & Security. FedRAMP, NIST-100, PCI-DSS, GDPR and SOC-2 certifications for enterprise use.

phpUptime - Website Uptime Monitor features

  • Uptime & SSL Monitoring. Regular checks with flexible intervals for website availability, SSL certificates and domain expiration.
  • Customizable Status Pages. Create branded status pages with custom domains, CSS and JavaScript support.
  • Automated Incident Management. Detect incidents, send alerts via phone, SMS, email, webhooks and post updates to Slack, Teams, Discord, etc.
  • Payment System Integration. Built-in support for PayPal, Stripe, Mollie, Paddle and many other payment gateways for subscription plans.
  • Admin Panel & API. Powerful admin UI and a full API for managing monitors, incidents and users.
  • Multi-language & Dark Mode. Supports multiple languages, RTL layouts and a dark theme for the UI.

Grafana vs phpUptime - Website Uptime Monitor FAQ

Is Grafana or phpUptime - Website Uptime Monitor free?+

Grafana has a free plan and paid plans. phpUptime - Website Uptime Monitor is paid.

Is Grafana or phpUptime - Website Uptime Monitor open source?+

Grafana is open source (grafana/grafana on GitHub, AGPL-3.0 license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for phpUptime - Website Uptime Monitor.

Do Grafana and phpUptime - Website Uptime Monitor integrate with the same tools?+

Partly. Both list Slack. Grafana also lists OpenTelemetry, Prometheus and Kubernetes; phpUptime - Website Uptime Monitor also lists Laravel, Bootstrap, S3 compatible storage, PayPal and 7 more.

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phpUptime - Website Uptime Monitor

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