Browser checks, RUM and logs
Scripted browser flows, real user monitoring, session replay, logs, metrics and traces, each with a free allowance. UptimeRobot lists none of them.
UptimeRobot alternative
An UptimeRobot alternative
An UptimeRobot alternative
for more than uptime checks.
Site Qwality adds scripted browser checks, real user monitoring, session replay, logs, metrics and traces to your uptime checks, in the same account. UptimeRobot gives you 50 free monitors with 5-minute checks, and its terms allow commercial use. This page says where each one wins.
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Verdict
Choose Site Qwality if you also want scripted browser checks, real user monitoring, session replay, logs, metrics, traces or on-call in the same account, or SSL and domain expiry, cron monitoring and Slack, Telegram or Teams alerts without paying. If plain uptime checks are all you need, UptimeRobot is the better deal: 50 free monitors at 5-minute checks (ours covers about 11), and Solo at $13 a month ($12 billed annually) for 10 monitors at 60-second checks, against our $15.
Last verified against each vendor's own pages. See sources.
At a glance
- UptimeRobot’s free plan is 50 monitors, 5-minute checks and one basic status page, with no card. Its Terms of Service say UptimeRobot is available for any use, including commercial and business use. Site Qwality’s free uptime plan is 100,000 checks a month (about 11 monitors at 5 minutes, one location each) and one status page.
- Paid entry: UptimeRobot Solo is $13 a month ($12 billed annually) for 10 monitors at 60 seconds. Site Qwality is $15 a month ($150 a year) for 500,000 checks with intervals down to 30 seconds.
Why teams leave UptimeRobot
Cron, SSL and Slack on free
25 cron monitors, SSL and domain expiry checks, and Slack, Discord, Teams and Telegram alerts are on the free plan. UptimeRobot puts them on paid plans.
30-second checks from $15
Our $15 pack checks every 30 seconds. UptimeRobot’s cheapest 30-second plan is Team, at $46 a month.
Site Qwality vs UptimeRobot
| Site Qwality | UptimeRobot | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan size | 100,000 checks/mo (about 11 monitors at 5 minutes) | 50 monitors |
| Free check interval | 5 minutes, one location | 5 minutes |
| Entry paid plan | $15/mo, 500,000 checks, down to 30 seconds | $13/mo ($12/mo billed annually), 10 monitors, 60 seconds |
| Cheapest plan with 30-second checks | $15/mo | $46/mo (Team, 100 monitors; $39/mo billed annually) |
| Fastest check interval | 30 seconds | 15 seconds (Scale, from $98/mo; $79/mo billed annually) |
| Check types | HTTP, TCP port, ping, TLS, DNS, DNS record, cron, browser, page speed | HTTP, keyword, ping, port, UDP, API, DNS, SSL, domain, heartbeat |
| Scripted browser flows | 100 minutes/mo free | Not listed |
| Real user monitoring | 1,000 sessions/mo free | Not listed |
| Session replay | 100/mo free | Not listed |
| Logs, metrics and traces | Yes: 5 GB each of logs and traces free, plus 2,000 metric series | Not listed |
| Heartbeat and cron monitoring | 25 monitors free, unlimited on paid plans | Paid plans only |
| SSL and domain expiry | Free plan | Paid plans only |
| Slack, Telegram and Teams alerts | Free plan | Paid plans only |
| Status pages | 1 free with full branding, badge optional. Custom domain $10/mo per page | 1 basic free; 3 with own domain on Solo ($13/mo) |
| SOC 2 | No SOC 2 report | Yes, says its pricing page |
UptimeRobot details are from its public pages as of October 17, 2026.
What it costs in practice.
These use one location per monitor and list prices in US dollars on October 17, 2026.
| Scenario | Site Qwality | UptimeRobot |
|---|---|---|
| 50 monitors, 5-minute checks (432,000 checks a month) | $15/mo ($150/yr), 500K pack | $0 (free plan, 50 monitors) |
| 10 monitors, 1-minute checks (432,000 checks a month) | $15/mo ($150/yr), 500K pack | $13/mo ($12/mo billed annually), Solo |
| 5 monitors, 30-second checks (432,000 checks a month) | $15/mo ($150/yr), 500K pack | $46/mo ($39/mo billed annually), Team |
| 10 monitors, 30-second checks (864,000 checks a month) | $50/mo ($500/yr), 2M pack | $46/mo ($39/mo billed annually), Team |
| 100 monitors, 1-minute checks (4.32 million checks a month) | $200/mo ($2,000/yr), 10M pack | $46/mo ($39/mo billed annually), Team, which checks every 30 seconds |
| 10 monitors, 5-minute checks, with SSL and domain expiry, cron monitors and Slack alerts | $0 (free plan) | From $13/mo (Solo): these are paid features |
| 10 monitors at 1 minute plus a status page on your own domain | $25/mo ($250/yr): $15 uptime + $10 custom domain for one status page | $13/mo ($12/mo billed annually), Solo |
Checks a month = monitors x locations x 43,200 minutes / interval in minutes (30-day month). Each location counts as a check, and a year costs ten months. UptimeRobot shows prices by region: these are the US dollar prices its pricing page showed to us, and the monthly figure is for monthly billing.
When to stay with UptimeRobot.
For plain uptime monitoring it is often the better choice. Stay if one of these describes you.
- You only need HTTP, keyword, ping or port checks and want the most monitors for free. UptimeRobot’s free plan has 50.
- You run around 100 monitors, or need UDP checks or checks faster than 30 seconds. Team covers 100 monitors for $46 a month, and Scale checks every 15 seconds.
- You want status pages on your own domain for the least money. UptimeRobot Solo ($13 a month) includes 3.
Bring your UptimeRobot monitors with you.
Paste a read-only UptimeRobot API key and your monitors and status pages come across with their settings. UptimeRobot keeps running until you switch it off.
- Import your monitors and status pages, and see what each one becomes before anything is created. The import guide shows where to find the key.
- Route alerts to Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams, Telegram, email or webhooks, all included on the free plan.
- Add a scripted browser check for a critical path such as login or checkout, which a ping does not cover.
- Add real user monitoring, session replay or logs later. Each starts with a free allowance.
FAQ
Yes. UptimeRobot’s Terms of Service say it is “available for any use, including commercial and business use”, and its help center says the free plan “can be used for business, commercial, and revenue-generating projects”. Its pricing page labels the free plan “Good for hobby and non-profit projects” without stating a restriction. Where the pages differ, the Terms and help center are the more specific statements, and they allow commercial use.
On October 17, 2026 its US dollar prices were: Solo $13 a month ($12 billed annually) for 10 monitors at 60-second checks, Team $46 ($39 billed annually) for 100 monitors at 30 seconds, and Scale from $98 ($79 billed annually) for 200 monitors at 15 seconds.
Every 5 minutes on the free plan, 60 seconds on Solo, 30 seconds on Team and 15 seconds on Scale. Site Qwality checks every 5 minutes on the free plan and as often as every 30 seconds on paid packs.
Yes, on paid uptime plans. Its pricing page lists heartbeat monitoring and SSL and domain expiry monitoring as paid features, and its free plan has 5 integrations (Google Chat, Discord, Pushover, Pushbullet and Splunk). Slack, Mattermost, Telegram and Microsoft Teams are added from Solo.
As of October 17, 2026 its pricing and feature pages list no scripted browser flows, real user monitoring, session replay, logs, metrics or traces. If you need those you would use other tools next to it, or a platform that includes them.
Not for plain uptime. In our worked costs UptimeRobot is cheaper for 50 monitors at 5 minutes, 10 monitors at 1 minute, 10 monitors at 30 seconds, 100 monitors and a status page on your own domain. Site Qwality is cheaper for 5 monitors at 30-second checks, and when you want SSL and domain expiry, cron monitoring and Slack alerts on a free plan.
Sources
Every competitor figure on this page comes from the vendor's own pages.
- UptimeRobot pricing (US dollar prices, FAQ) checked October 17, 2026
- UptimeRobot pricing in Markdown (plan features) checked October 17, 2026
- UptimeRobot Terms of Service checked October 17, 2026
- UptimeRobot Fair Use Policy checked October 17, 2026
- UptimeRobot help: who should use the free plan checked October 17, 2026
- UptimeRobot integrations checked October 17, 2026
- UptimeRobot cron job monitoring checked October 17, 2026
- Site Qwality pricing checked October 17, 2026
- Site Qwality check locations checked October 17, 2026
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