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Pinger Man vs Uptime Monitor

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

Pinger Man

Free plan APIWeb

Pinger Man combines a broad range of website and service checks with multiple alert channels, reports, status pages, and an API. Review monitor limits, alert allowances, and plan features to find a suitable tier.

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Uptime Monitor

Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb

Uptime Monitor provides broad protocol monitoring, grouped health views, status pages, and alert routing in a self-hosted package. Its retention periods differ by data granularity, while deployment and ongoing infrastructure remain your responsibility.

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The facts

	Pinger Man	Uptime Monitor
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	API, Web	API, Self-hosted, Web
Lowest paid plan	Solo: $1 a month	Not published
Plans published	4	None
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	pingerman.com	uptime-monitor.org
On website monitoring software	#21 of 55	#36 of 55

Pinger Man: what it does well

Monitors uptime, SSL, DNS, ports, and keywords
Alerts through email, SMS, Slack, Twitter, and webhooks
Public status pages show incidents and response times
Weekly reports and historical response-time views
REST API supports automation

What to know first

Free plan is limited to five monitors
Free monitoring runs every five minutes
API calls consume account credits
Trial requires a manual paid upgrade afterward

Uptime Monitor: what it does well

Monitors 17 protocols
Self-hosted with no external tracking
Real-time WebSocket status updates
Responsive, customizable status pages
Distributed checks from multiple locations

What to know first

Requires self-hosted deployment
Raw pulse history lasts 24 hours
Uses GPL-3.0 licensing
Configuration and infrastructure are user-managed

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