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Better Uptime vs Pulsetic

Both stand on uptime monitoring software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Better Uptime

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Better Uptime pairs uptime monitoring with multiple alert channels and an incident-management option. The free plan covers personal projects, while Responder costs $29 a month when billed annually.

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Choose Pulsetic if you want website or server monitoring with alerts across email, phone, messaging, and automation channels. The free plan covers 10 monitors, while faster checks, more regions, and longer history require a paid plan starting at $9 a month.

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The facts

	Better Uptime	Pulsetic
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Web, iPhone, Android	Web
Lowest paid plan	Responder: $29 a month	Solo: $9 a month
Plans published	2	4
Maker	Better Uptime	Pulsetic
Website	betterstack.com	pulsetic.com
On uptime monitoring software	#4 of 48	#22 of 48

Better Uptime: what it does well

Free plan includes 10 monitors and heartbeats.
Monitoring includes SSL expiry, keywords, and servers.
Alerts support phone, SMS, email, and collaboration channels.
Responder includes incident management and on-call.
Available on web, iOS, and Android.

What to know first

The listed plans each include 10 monitors.
Responder costs $29 a month, billed annually.
Free plan alerts are limited to Slack and email.

Pulsetic: what it does well

Free plan includes 10 monitors.
Monitors SSL expiry, keywords, and servers.
Alerts include email, SMS, calls, and messaging services.
Solo includes one year of historical uptime and logs.
Organization supports 300+ monitors, heartbeats, or domains.

What to know first

Free plan checks every five minutes.
Free plan includes three monitoring regions.
Paid plans start at $9 a month.

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