Pingdom vs UptimeRobot

From $10 per month (indicative, Synthetic starter)

From $7 per month (indicative, Solo)

Transaction checks and RUM are priced separately from basic uptime checks and add up.

One of the best free tiers in infrastructure tooling; paid plans are still inexpensive.

30-day trial.

50 monitors at 5-minute intervals, free forever.

Widely used

SolarWinds · since 2007

Widely used

UptimeRobot · since 2010

• Very large global probe network with a long operating history.
• Simple to set up for basic availability monitoring.
• Combines synthetic checks with real-user monitoring.

• Free tier covers what most small projects actually need.
• Five-minute setup with no configuration to learn.
• Status pages included even on lower tiers.

• Feature development has been slow under SolarWinds ownership.
• Transaction-check authoring is dated compared to code-first alternatives.
• Pricing is no longer competitive against newer entrants.

• No browser-based transaction monitoring — availability only.
• Basic alerting logic; expect some noise from transient failures.
• Limited reporting and no observability integration.

Organisations wanting an established name for straightforward uptime monitoring.

Side projects, small businesses and anyone who currently has no monitoring at all.