Downtime Monkey

What Downtime Monkey is

Downtime Monkey is a web service for monitoring uptime, keywords, and servers, with alerts through email, SMS, and Slack. Its Free plan includes 60 monitors, checks every five minutes, one monitoring location, and 90 days of statistics. The Pro plan costs $0.69/mo when billed yearly and includes one monitor, one-minute checks, six monitoring locations, five free SMS credits, and two years of statistics and downtime logs. The plans therefore serve different monitoring needs: Free has a larger monitor allowance, while Pro checks more frequently and covers more locations. Keyword monitoring and server monitoring are listed capabilities alongside uptime monitoring. Downtime Monkey runs on the web; no desktop platform is listed. The Pro plan’s listed price is annual-billing pricing, and the Free plan provides the longer monitor list. These plan details help readers weigh monitor volume against check frequency, location count, and history duration.

Who it suits

Downtime Monkey may suit people who want web-based uptime, keyword, or server monitoring with email, SMS, or Slack alerts. The Free plan fits a larger monitor count, while Pro offers faster checks and more monitoring locations.

Limits

Free includes 60 monitors, five-minute checks, one monitoring location, and 90 days of statistics. Pro includes one monitor, five free SMS credits, and two years of statistics and downtime logs; its listed price is $0.69 a month when billed yearly.

Getting started

1. Visit the Downtime Monkey website.
2. Use the web service.
3. Choose the Free plan or Pro plan.
4. For Pro, account for the yearly billing shown at $0.69 a month.

Verdict

Downtime Monkey offers a free tier with more monitors and a Pro tier with quicker checks, more locations, and longer history. Choose between those plan limits based on whether monitor volume or check frequency and coverage matter more.