Who is each tool for?
Up
UptimeRobot
Small teams needing affordable uptime monitoring
Gr
Grafana Mimir
Teams needing horizontally scalable Prometheus storage
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
Gr
Grafana Mimir
Pros
- Unlimited horizontal scalability
- 100% PromQL compatible
- Multi-tenant architecture
- Cost-effective long-term storage
Cons
- Complex to self-host at scale
- Requires Kubernetes expertise
- Steeper learning curve than SaaS options
Feature Comparison
Feature
Up
UptimeRobotGr
Grafana MimirAPM
2
4
Log Management
2
3
Infrastructure Monitoring
5
9
Alerting
8
8
Integrations
7
8.5
Ease of Use
9.5
6.5
Support
7
7.5
Value for Money
9.5
9.5
Overall Score
8.3
8.7
Pricing
Up
UptimeRobot
Free / Pro from $7/mo
Pricing varies by data volume and features. Contact UptimeRobot for a custom quote.
Gr
Grafana Mimir
Free / Cloud from $49/mo
Pricing varies by data volume and features. Contact Grafana Mimir for a custom quote.
Our Verdict
Both UptimeRobot and Grafana Mimir are excellent observability platforms. Grafana Mimir edges ahead with a score of 8.7/10, particularly excelling in APM and Log Management.
