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OneUptime vs Sematext Container Monitoring
Both stand on container monitoring. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
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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Free plan APILinuxMac+3
Sematext brings container metrics, logs, and events into shared monitoring views with multiple deployment options. Review usage-based charges and Basic retention when considering the listed starting price.
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| OneUptime | Sematext Container Monitoring | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | No |
| Runs on | API, Linux, Self-hosted, Web | API, Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| Lowest paid plan | See the plans | Infra Monitoring (annual): $2.52 a month |
| Plans published | 10 | 4 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | oneuptime.com | sematext.com |
| On container monitoring | #21 of 49 | #25 of 49 |
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
Sematext Container Monitoring: what it does well
- Collects container and host metrics, logs, and events.
- Can discover containerized applications and start agents.
- Shows metrics, logs, and events together.
- 14-day free trial requires no credit card.
What to know first
- Monitoring charges depend on hosts, containers, plan, and data retention.
- Basic includes 1-day retention.
- Per-container charges apply above the plan-dependent included amount for Docker monitoring.
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