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OpsKnight vs Uptimely
Both stand on on-call management software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
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OpsKnight offers incident response and on-call workflows as a self-hosted Community edition. Teams need to operate its dependencies themselves, and the Community edition is limited to one status page per install.
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Uptimely combines monitoring, on-call workflows, alert channels, and hosted status pages. The Free plan provides a starting point, while teams considering Pro should note its annual billing and the Free plan's read-only API limit.
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| OpsKnight | Uptimely | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | No |
| Runs on | Android, API, iPhone, Self-hosted, Web | Android, API, iPhone, Mac, Web, Windows |
| Lowest paid plan | Free or on request | Pro: $29 a month |
| Plans published | 1 | 3 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | opsknight.com | getuptimely.com |
| On on-call management software | #10 of 30 | #14 of 30 |
OpsKnight: what it does well
- Supports on-call rotations, time zones, and swaps
- Pages through SMS, push, chat tools, and voice
- Community includes one status page per install
- Lists 27 native integrations
- Maker states there is no external telemetry
What to know first
- Not intended for users needing a fully managed service
- Requires PostgreSQL 14+ and configured secrets
- Community includes one status page per install
Uptimely: what it does well
- Checks six listed protocols and signals.
- Status pages support custom domains on every plan.
- Includes rotations and escalation chains for on-call.
- Free plan includes up to 10 monitors.
- Alerts include Slack, Discord, SMS, and voice call.
What to know first
- Free API is read-only and limited to 1,000 requests monthly.
- Pro costs $29 a month, billed annually.
- Not yet listed in the named app stores.
- Copilot and MCP send relevant monitoring context to a third-party AI provider.
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