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Tallwatch 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.
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Tallwatch combines multi-region checks with alert routing, on-call features, and status pages. Compare plan limits and check intervals with your monitoring needs, and note that it does not offer a formal uptime SLA with automatic credits.
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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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| Tallwatch | Uptime Monitor | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | No | Not published |
| Runs on | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows | API, Self-hosted, Web |
| Lowest paid plan | Pro: $14.99 a month | Not published |
| Plans published | 3 | None |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | tallwatch.com | uptime-monitor.org |
| On website monitoring software | #12 of 55 | #36 of 55 |
Tallwatch: what it does well
- Checks seven types of targets, including SSL and DNS.
- Incidents require matching reports from two regions.
- Offers seven alert channels.
- Status pages can be public or private.
- Free plan includes 10 monitors.
What to know first
- Free checks run every 60 seconds from three regions.
- Free includes one custom-domain status page.
- No formal customer uptime SLA with automatic credits.
- Account data is deleted after a 90-day retention period following termination.
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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