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8 Cheapest Uptime Monitoring Tools of 2026

By the Rankozo research desk · Updated November 4, 2026

Among the 9 tools in our best uptime monitoring tools ranking, Cronitor has the lowest verified paid starting price at $2 per monitor per month, plus $5 per user. Prices below are quoted from each vendor's US pricing page.

1. 01

   Cronitor

   Developers who mostly need to watch scheduled jobs and a handful of endpoints, and want to pay only for what they use.

   Free Hacker plan with 5 monitors; Business $2 per monitor per month plus $5 per user

   Full entry, No. 8 overall

   Starts at

   $2

   Score 8.0

2. 02

   Site24x7

   Small companies that want 25 websites watched for a flat low fee, with room to add infrastructure monitoring later.

   Free plan for up to 50 resources with email alerts; Web Uptime $9 per month paid annually ($10 monthly), 25 websites

   Full entry, No. 4 overall

   Starts at

   $9

   Score 8.4

3. 03

   Uptime.com

   Businesses that want many check types and unlimited users under one subscription.

   Website Monitoring from $9 per month on yearly billing ($108 per year)

   Full entry, No. 6 overall

   Starts at

   $9

   Score 8.2

4. 04

   HetrixTools

   Small businesses and hosting resellers who want many monitors and server stats for little or no money.

   Free plan with 15 uptime monitors; Professional $9.95 per month or $99.95 per year

   Full entry, No. 1 overall

   Starts at

   $9.95

   Score 8.7

5. 05

   Oh Dear

   Agencies and site owners who want uptime plus broken-link and certificate checks without managing several tools.

   Solo $17 per month for 2 sites; every plan has every feature

   Full entry, No. 9 overall

   Starts at

   $17

   Score 8.0

6. 06

   StatusCake

   Teams that want 100 monitors plus page speed, SSL and domain checks on a mid-priced plan.

   Free plan; Superior $20.41 per month billed annually ($24.49 monthly)

   Full entry, No. 5 overall

   Starts at

   $20.41

   Score 8.2

7. 07

   Checkly

   Dev teams that want to monitor login flows and checkouts with code-based browser tests.

   Free Hobby plan; Starter $24 per month billed annually

   Full entry, No. 7 overall

   Starts at

   $24

   Score 8.0

8. 08

   Better Stack

   Engineering teams that need phone and SMS escalation and on-call rotations, not just email alerts.

   Free plan with 10 monitors; Responder license $29 per month billed annually ($34 monthly)

   Full entry, No. 3 overall

   Starts at

   $29

   Score 8.5

Scores and prices come from our Best Uptime Monitoring Tools ranking, which uses one method for every tool. Questions or corrections: editorial@rankozo.com