Pingura vs UptimeRobot

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Feature comparison

Feature Pingura UptimeRobot
Starting price Free / $9 mo Free / $7 mo
Free plan monitors 15 50
Paid plan monitors 50 (Starter) to 500 (Business) 50 (Pro) to 100+ (Enterprise)
Check interval 3 min (free) / 1 min (paid) 5 min (free) / 1 min (paid)
Monitor types HTTP, Keyword, TCP, UDP, DNS, Ping, databases, email, SSH, and more (17 types) HTTP, Keyword, Ping, Port
SSL monitoring ✔ (3 free, up to unlimited)
Domain expiration ✔ (2 free, up to unlimited)
Heartbeat monitoring ✔ (5 free, up to 200)
Server metrics ✔ (Professional+)
Status pages ✔ (all plans) ✔ (paid plans)
Incident management ✔ (Starter+)
Alert channels Email, Slack, Webhook (free); + SMS, Teams, Push (paid) Email (free); + SMS, Slack, Webhook (paid)
Private probes ✔ (Starter+)
Team members Up to 25 Up to 100 (Enterprise)
Data retention 7 days (free) to 2 years 1–2 months (Pro)

Why teams choose Pingura over UptimeRobot

Broader monitoring coverage

Pingura monitors SSL certificates, domain expiration, heartbeats, and server metrics out of the box. UptimeRobot only covers basic HTTP, keyword, ping, and port checks.

Better free-tier alerts

Get Email, Slack, and Webhook alerts on the free plan. UptimeRobot limits free users to email only.

Faster free checks

Pingura checks every 3 minutes on free vs UptimeRobot's 5-minute interval — catch issues sooner without paying.

Incident management built in

Track, manage, and resolve incidents directly in Pingura. UptimeRobot has no incident management features.

Where UptimeRobot might be a better fit

Frequently asked questions

Is Pingura a good UptimeRobot alternative?

Yes, particularly if you have outgrown basic uptime checks. Pingura covers 17 monitor types against UptimeRobot’s four, and adds SSL certificate expiry, domain expiration, heartbeat (cron) monitoring, and server metrics as first-class features. Free-plan alerting also goes further: Email, Slack, and Webhook on Pingura versus email only on UptimeRobot.

How does Pingura’s free plan compare to UptimeRobot’s?

UptimeRobot offers more raw monitors on the free tier — 50 against Pingura’s 15. Pingura’s free plan is narrower but deeper: it includes SSL and domain monitoring, five heartbeats, a public status page, a 3-minute check interval rather than 5, and Slack and webhook alerts. If you need high monitor volume on zero budget, UptimeRobot is the better fit.

Can Pingura monitor servers behind a firewall?

Yes. Private probes let you run a lightweight agent inside your own network and monitor internal services that are not reachable from the public internet. UptimeRobot has no equivalent. Private probes are available on Starter and above.

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