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Cortex vs OneUptime
Both stand on site reliability engineering platforms. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Paid APIWeb
Cortex combines engineering context, scorecards, intelligence, and workflow tools for teams coordinating engineering operations. Buyers should consider its organization-scaled, customized per-seat pricing.
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Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1
OneUptime brings service monitoring and incident response together, with both hosted plans and self-hosted deployment options. The free tier has a limited status-page allowance, no uptime SLA, and separate charges for active monitors.
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| Cortex | OneUptime | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not published | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | API, Web | API, Linux, Self-hosted, Web |
| Lowest paid plan | Free or on request | See the plans |
| Plans published | 2 | 10 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | cortex.io | oneuptime.com |
| On site reliability engineering platforms | #6 of 13 | #2 of 13 |
Cortex: what it does well
- More than 50 out-of-the-box integrations
- Tracks readiness, security, and operational requirements
- Workflow builder needs no custom code
- Provides engineering context to AI tools
What to know first
- Pricing is by customized quote
- Per-seat pricing scales with organization size
OneUptime: what it does well
- Incident management includes on-call rotations and alerts
- Synthetic tests simulate user flows
- Core platform is open source under Apache 2.0
- Self-hosting supports Kubernetes or Docker Compose
What to know first
- Free plan has no uptime SLA
- Free plan includes one status page and 100 subscribers
- Active monitors cost $1 per month each
- Free-plan email support has a five-business-day SLA
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