Who is each tool for?
Up
UptimeRobot
Small teams needing affordable uptime monitoring
Pi
Pingdom
Teams needing reliable uptime monitoring with RUM
Pros and Cons
Up
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
Pi
Pingdom
Pros
- Reliable and established service
- Real user monitoring included
- Transaction monitoring
- Detailed performance reports
Cons
- Can get expensive with more checks
- UI feels dated
- Limited API capabilities
Feature Comparison
Feature
Up
UptimeRobotPi
PingdomAPM
2
4
Log Management
2
3
Infrastructure Monitoring
5
6
Alerting
8
8.5
Integrations
7
7.5
Ease of Use
9.5
8.5
Support
7
8
Value for Money
9.5
7.5
Overall Score
8.3
8.5
Pricing
Up
UptimeRobot
Free / Pro from $7/mo
Pricing varies by data volume and features. Contact UptimeRobot for a custom quote.
Pi
Pingdom
From $15/mo
Pricing varies by data volume and features. Contact Pingdom for a custom quote.
Our Verdict
Both UptimeRobot and Pingdom are excellent observability platforms. Pingdom edges ahead with a score of 8.5/10, particularly excelling in APM and Log Management.
