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UpCanary
by UpCanary
What UpCanary is
UpCanary combines uptime monitoring with status pages that update from monitoring data when an outage is detected. The web service monitors HTTP, HTTPS, TCP, DNS, SSL certificates, and Ping. Checks run from locations across six continents, and the site says it detects outages in under three seconds. Multi-region consensus checking is used to reduce false positives. Basic includes one public or private status page, while Starter and Pro also list protected pages. Email alerts are available; Slack, Discord, webhooks, PagerDuty, OpsGenie, and Teams alerts are marked as coming soon. Basic is free and includes five service monitors, 14-day data retention, and a 30-second minimum check interval. Starter costs $9 a month and Pro costs $29 a month. Separate credit bundles are one-time purchases that never expire; listed bundles start at $6, paid once. The site says SSL certificate and domain expiry checks are included. UpCanary is made by a company headquartered in Switzerland. Its privacy policy describes encryption in transit and at rest, access controls, and regular security reviews.
Who it suits
UpCanary suits engineering and DevOps teams, SaaS companies, businesses, and developers who need uptime checks and status pages. Its free Basic plan may suit users monitoring a small number of services.
What it does well
- Monitors six protocol and certificate types.
- Checks run from locations across six continents.
- Basic includes one public or private status page.
- Credit bundles are one-time purchases and never expire.
What to know first
- Custom domains are marked as coming soon.
- Several alert integrations are marked as coming soon.
- Basic retains data for 14 days.
Limits
Basic includes five service monitors, one status page, 14-day data retention, and a 30-second minimum check interval. The listed Starter and Pro plans cost $9 a month and $29 a month respectively; Starter includes 15 monitors and 30-day retention, while Pro includes 40 monitors and 90-day retention.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Starter credits | One-time purchase, not recurring · 200,000 credits | $6 a month |
| Growth credits | One-time purchase, not recurring · 500,000 credits | $12 a month |
| Pro credits | One-time purchase, not recurring · 1.5 million credits | $30 a month |
| Scale credits | One-time purchase, not recurring · 3 million credits | $48 a month |
| Growth credit bundle | One-time purchase; credits never expire · 500K credits · $0.000024 / check | $12, paid once |
| Enterprise credit bundle | One-time purchase; credits never expire · 10M credits · $0.000012 / check | $120, paid once |
| Enterprise credits | One-time purchase, not recurring · 10 million credits | $120 a month |
| Pro | $290/year, save 17% · 400,000 credits/month included · Unlimited team members · 10 status pages · 5,000 email subscribers · 40 service monitors · 90-day data retention · 1 custom domain Soon | $29 a month |
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Getting started
- Open the UpCanary website.
- Create an account and start with the free Basic plan.
- Set up service monitors for the supported protocols.
- Configure a public or private status page.
- Use email alerts, or buy a one-time monitoring credit bundle if needed.
Verdict
UpCanary connects service monitoring to status pages and offers a free Basic tier plus paid plans with larger limits. Note that several listed alert integrations and customization options are still described as coming soon.
Questions
Is UpCanary free?
Yes. Its Basic plan costs nothing and includes one status page and five service monitors.
What does UpCanary cost beyond the free plan?
Starter is $9 a month, and Pro is $29 a month. One-time credit bundles start at $6, paid once.
Which platforms does UpCanary support?
UpCanary is available on the web.
Which monitoring checks does it support?
It supports HTTP, HTTPS, TCP, DNS, SSL certificate, and Ping monitoring.
Does UpCanary offer private status pages and email alerts?
Basic includes one public or private status page, and email alerts are available.
Who makes UpCanary?
UpCanary is made by UpCanary, headquartered in Switzerland.
Facts from UpCanary's own pages
- Coming soon
- Custom status page colors, logos, themes, CSS, custom domains, and incident management are described as coming soon. · upcanary.io, 8 Oct 2026
- Credit usage
- Monitoring credits are one-time purchases that never expire; the site lists SSL certificate and domain expiry checks as included. · upcanary.io, 8 Oct 2026
- Custom domain
- No · upcanary.io, 21 Sept 2026
- Data handling
- The privacy policy says full card numbers are not stored, personal data is not sold, and personal data is removed within 30 days after account deletion except where legally required to retain it. · upcanary.io, 8 Oct 2026
- False positives
- The site says multi-region consensus checking is used to reduce false positives. · upcanary.io, 8 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · upcanary.io, 21 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Switzerland · upcanary.io, 28 Sept 2026
- Incident updates
- Yes · upcanary.io, 21 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- Email alerts are available; Slack, Discord, webhooks, PagerDuty, OpsGenie, and Teams alerts are marked coming soon in the plan details. · upcanary.io, 8 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The site describes UpCanary as designed for engineering teams, DevOps engineers, SaaS companies, businesses, and developers. · upcanary.io, 8 Oct 2026
- Maintenance scheduling
- No · upcanary.io, 21 Sept 2026
- Maker
- UpCanary is operated by Algoventis GmbH, which the privacy policy identifies as registered in Rehetobel, Switzerland. · upcanary.io, 8 Oct 2026
- Monitoring network
- Checks run from monitoring locations across six continents, and the site states outage detection is under three seconds. · upcanary.io, 8 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The privacy policy says strictly necessary authentication and session cookies are used, and tracking and advertising cookies are not used. · upcanary.io, 8 Oct 2026
- Private status page
- Yes · upcanary.io, 21 Sept 2026
- Product
- UpCanary combines uptime monitoring with automated status pages that update from monitoring data when an outage is detected. · upcanary.io, 8 Oct 2026
- Protocols
- It supports HTTP, HTTPS, TCP, DNS, SSL certificate, and Ping monitoring. · upcanary.io, 8 Oct 2026
- Security
- The privacy policy says data is encrypted in transit with TLS and at rest, with access controls and regular security reviews. · upcanary.io, 8 Oct 2026
- Status pages
- The Basic plan includes one public or private status page; Starter and Pro also list protected pages. · upcanary.io, 8 Oct 2026
- Subscriber channels
- email · upcanary.io, 21 Sept 2026
- Support
- The site lists dedicated support for Enterprise and provides a contact email in its privacy policy. · upcanary.io, 8 Oct 2026
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