Who is each tool for?
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UptimeRobot
Small teams needing affordable uptime monitoring
Ch
Checkly
DevOps teams wanting programmable synthetic monitoring
Pros and Cons
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UptimeRobot
Pros
- Generous free tier (50 monitors)
- Simple and easy to use
- Multiple alert channels
- Status pages included
Cons
- Limited synthetic capabilities
- Basic compared to enterprise tools
- 5-minute intervals on free tier
Ch
Checkly
Pros
- Playwright/Puppeteer native support
- Monitoring as code approach
- Excellent CI/CD integration
- Modern developer experience
Cons
- Requires coding knowledge
- Smaller check location network
- Newer platform, smaller community
Feature Comparison
Feature
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UptimeRobotCh
ChecklyAPM
2
5
Log Management
2
4
Infrastructure Monitoring
5
5
Alerting
8
8.5
Integrations
7
9
Ease of Use
9.5
8
Support
7
8
Value for Money
9.5
8.5
Overall Score
8.3
8.8
Pricing
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UptimeRobot
Free / Pro from $7/mo
Pricing varies by data volume and features. Contact UptimeRobot for a custom quote.
Ch
Checkly
Free / Team from $30/mo
Pricing varies by data volume and features. Contact Checkly for a custom quote.
Our Verdict
Both UptimeRobot and Checkly are excellent observability platforms. Checkly edges ahead with a score of 8.8/10, particularly excelling in APM and Log Management.
