Monitoring23 of 41
Alerts and status page22 of 25
Team and trust10 of 18
Free plan and price0 of 16
uptime monitoring service · Uptrends
Uptrends
Credit-based website monitoring with real-browser checks, 10 users and ISO 27001, from $42 a month.
In short
- Core starts at $42 a month on annual billing ($46 monthly) and includes 10 users and 10 status pages1.
- Uptime checks run every 2 minutes on Core and every 1 minute on Pro, from $60 a month1.
- Alerts reach SMS, phone, Slack, Microsoft Teams, PagerDuty and webhooks, with 240 SMS credits on Core1,5.
- There is no free plan, only a 30-day free trial1.
- Uptrends says it is ISO 27001 certified6.
Uptrends suits small teams that want real-browser checks, a full set of alert channels and ISO 27001 from $42 a month1,5,6. The catch is price and speed: Core checks every 2 minutes, there is no free plan, and the monitor count is set by credits the pricing page does not state1. SAML single sign-on is limited to the quote-only Enterprise plan1.
Best for: Small teams that want browser checks and many alert channels and can pay from $42 a month.
Where the points come from
Monitoring 23 of 41 points
| Rule | What is published | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Fastest check on the entry plan | 120Core lists uptime checks every 2 minutes1. | 5 / 10 |
| Check types | Ping, TCP port, DNS, Keyword or response checkHelp centre lists ping, connect to a port, DNS and content-match checks, with no plan limit2,3,4. | 8 / 8 |
| Check locations | Not publishedNot published: Core lists US and EU regions without a count; the checkpoints page gives 229 with no plan breakdown1,11. | 0 / 5 |
| SSL certificate expiry alerts | YesSSL monitors can raise an error when a certificate is due to expire within a set number of days10. | 5 / 5 |
| Cron job (heartbeat) monitoring | Not publishedNot published in the vendor's uptime monitor documentation2. | 0 / 8 |
| Multi-step or browser checks | YesCore lists browser checks in the latest Chrome and Edge; multi-step transactions are not available on Core1. | 5 / 5 |
Alerts and status page 22 of 25 points
| Rule | What is published | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Alert channels | SMS, Phone call, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Webhook, PagerDutyIntegrations overview lists SMS, voice, Slack, Teams, PagerDuty and webhook integrations, with no plan limit5. | 12 / 12 |
| Public status page | YesCore includes 10 public status pages, viewable without an Uptrends login1,7. | 6 / 6 |
| Status page on your own domain | Not publishedNot published in the vendor's status page configuration article7. | 0 / 3 |
| On-call schedules or escalation | YesAlert definitions have up to three escalation levels; the article does not describe acknowledgement or rotas8. | 4 / 4 |
Team and trust 10 of 18 points
| Rule | What is published | Points |
|---|---|---|
| SAML single sign-on | NoSSO and SCIM appear only on Enterprise, which is custom-priced1. | 0 / 5 |
| SOC 2 Type II or ISO 27001 | YesUptrends says it is ISO 27001 certified by an independent third party6. | 4 / 4 |
| Written uptime guarantee | Not publishedNot published on the vendor's pricing page; Pro's SLA monitoring tracks your own targets1. | 0 / 3 |
| Public API | YesMonitor API creates and updates monitors; no plan limit is stated9. | 3 / 3 |
| Three or more team members | YesCore includes 10 users1. | 3 / 3 |
Free plan and price 0 of 16 points
| Rule | What is published | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Monitors on the free plan | 0No free plan; only a 30-day trial1. | 0 / 6 |
| Entry plan price | Not publishedCore is listed from $42 a month on annual billing, but the page does not say how many uptime monitors that includes, so 10 monitors cannot be confirmed1. | 0 / 6 |
| Price with 50 monitors | Not publishedNot published: Pro starts at $60 with an unstated credit allowance; extra uptime monitors cost $5 each1. | 0 / 4 |
The rule behind each line: how we score uptime monitoring services.
Plans and prices
As the vendor lists them, before tax. Prices are in US dollars unless the plan shows euros; the points use US dollars, with euros converted at the ECB rate.
| Plan | Price as listed | Per month | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| CoreSmall teams, 10 users | from $42/month, annual billing ($46 monthly)1 | $42 | 2-minute uptime checks, 10 status pages, 240 SMS credits |
| Pro25 users | from $60/month, annual billing ($66 monthly)1 | $60 | 1-minute uptime checks, 230+ checkpoints, unlimited status pages, 600 SMS credits |
| EnterpriseUnlimited users | Custom1 | Quote | 30-second checks, SSO and SCIM, 1200 SMS credits |
'From' prices include a base number of credits that the page does not state. Extra uptime monitors cost $4 each on Core and $5 on Pro (annual)1.
Strengths
- Core includes 10 users, 10 public status pages and 240 SMS credits1.
- Alerts reach SMS, phone calls, Slack, Microsoft Teams, PagerDuty and custom webhooks5.
- Uptime monitors cover ping, port connect, DNS, SSL certificates and content matching2,3,4.
- Escalation levels, up to three per alert definition, are documented8.
- Uptrends says it is ISO 27001 certified6.
Limits
- Core checks uptime every 2 minutes; 1-minute checks need Pro1.
- There is no free plan, only a 30-day trial1.
- The pricing page does not state how many monitors the starting credits cover1.
- Single sign-on is listed only on Enterprise, which has custom pricing1.
- Heartbeat (cron) monitoring is not among the monitor types the help centre lists2.
What Uptrends says
Vendor claims. We show them, but they earn no points.
- Uptrends says it runs checks from over 229 global checkpoints11.
Other uptime monitoring services
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HyperpingSmall teams that want checks, alerts and a status page in one plan89/100$24.17/moentry plan price - 2
Better Stack UptimeSmall engineering teams that want monitoring, on-call and incident alerts in one tool81/100$29/moentry plan price - 3
NodePingTeams that need many monitors and check types at a flat monthly price68/100$25/moentry plan price - 4
Oh DearAgencies and teams that watch many client sites68/100$45.83/moentry plan price
Sources
- Uptrends pricing, Uptrends. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
- Uptime monitoring overview, Uptrends. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
- Network checks, Uptrends. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
- Content match, Uptrends. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
- Integrations overview, Uptrends. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
- Data security, Uptrends. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
- Public status page configuration, Uptrends. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
- Alert escalation levels, Uptrends. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
- Uptrends API overview, Uptrends. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
- SSL certificate monitor expiration date (changelog, February 2024), Uptrends. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
- Checkpoints overview, Uptrends. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
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