Register for free using your email and start monitoring in 30 seconds. No need to set up and maintain your own server as required for Uptime Kuma.
No installation needed!
Uptime Kuma is a free, open-source monitoring tool you host on your own server. UptimeRobot is a hosted service with a free plan of 50 monitors at 5-minute checks.
Uptime Kuma
Uptime Kuma may not have a price tag, but running it isn't free. You need a server, plus the time to handle setup, updates, backups, and alert integrations yourself. Host it alongside your site and the same outage can take down your monitoring before it has a chance to alert you.
UptimeRobot
UptimeRobot monitors your site from outside your infrastructure. When a check fails, a different data center in the same region checks again before we alert you. There are no servers, updates, or backups to manage, and every plan includes free support.
Sign up with your email and add your first monitor in 30 seconds. Bulk Upload adds your HTTP, keyword, ping, and port monitors from one CSV file.
Uptime Kuma relies on community help on GitHub. UptimeRobot provides every user with live chat and email support from our team of experts.
Uptime Kuma has no official mobile app. UptimeRobot's iOS and Android apps are free on every plan. Get push alerts, add and edit monitors, buy SMS and call credits, and turn on critical alerts on iOS so outages break through Do Not Disturb.
| Uptime Kuma | UptimeRobot | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | Warning: Free software, but requires your own server and maintenance | Yes: Free plan with 50 monitors. Paid plans available |
| Setup | Warning: Self-hosted with Docker or Node.js | Yes: Sign up and add a monitor in 30 seconds |
| During your own server outage | Warning: Can go down too if hosted on the same infrastructure | Yes: Monitoring runs outside your infrastructure |
| False positives | Warning: Checks and retries come from one server | Yes: Failed checks re-checked from a second data center |
| Check interval | Info: Default 60 seconds, configurable | Info: 5 min Free, 60 sec Solo, 30 sec Team, 15 sec Scale |
| Monitor types | Info: HTTP(s), keyword, JSON query, TCP, ping, DNS, push, Docker, databases + more | Info: HTTP(s), keyword, ping and port on Free. More types on paid plans |
| Notification channels | Warning: Set up individually. Email requires your own SMTP server | Yes: Email, mobile push + 17 native integrations |
| SMS & voice alerts | Warning: Requires provider setup | Yes: Built in, with credits available |
| Status pages | Warning: Hosted on your server | Yes: Hosted by UptimeRobot. Basic on Free, 3 Solo, 100 Team, unlimited Scale |
| Status page email subscribers | No: Not available | Yes: Team and Scale |
| API | No: No official monitor-management API | Yes: REST API on every plan |
| Team access | No: One login per install | Yes: Admin, Write and Read roles + notify-only seats |
| Mobile app | No: No official app | Yes: iOS and Android, free for all users |
| Support | Warning: Community support via GitHub | Yes: Free live chat and email support |
| Development | Info: Open-source, maintained by contributors | Info: Dedicated product team |
UptimeRobot skips the server maintenance entirely, with cloud-based setup in 30 seconds and live support included.
See detailed pricingYou can move your HTTP, keyword, ping, and port monitors from Uptime Kuma to UptimeRobot with a CSV file and Bulk Upload. Push monitors need to be recreated as heartbeat monitors, while alert contacts and status pages can be set up directly in UptimeRobot.
List your Uptime Kuma monitors with their name, URL or host, type, port, and interval. Uptime Kuma 2.0 removed the JSON backup export, so copying them from the monitor list is the quickest option.
Create a free UptimeRobot account.
In the dashboard, click "+" and choose Bulk Upload. Download the template, add one row for each monitor, and upload it.
Recreate push monitors as heartbeat monitors, then point your cron jobs and scripts at UptimeRobot instead of the Uptime Kuma push URL. Heartbeat monitoring is available on paid plans.
Add your alert contacts and attach them to your monitors.
Rebuild your status pages. To keep your own status page domain, point it to UptimeRobot (Solo and up).
Run both tools side by side for a week or two. Once the alerts match, shut down Uptime Kuma.
Need a hand with the move? Our support team is happy to help. Email us at support@uptimerobot.com. For hundreds of monitors, you can use the UptimeRobot API.
Get real-time alerts via email, SMS, push notifications, Slack, Teams and more, all included from the start. No separate tool to set up just to send alerts.
No credit card required!
When a check fails, UptimeRobot re-checks it from a different data center in the same region before alerting you, so a short network blip doesn't turn into a false alarm. Uptime Kuma checks from the server you install it on by default, so a network problem on that server looks like downtime on your site.
UptimeRobot sends email alerts as soon as you sign up, and SMS and voice call alerts work with credits you buy from the dashboard. Uptime Kuma sends email through SMTP credentials you configure, and SMS or voice calls through a provider account you set up and pay for separately.
Give teammates Admin, Write, or Read access, with notify-only seats for anyone who just needs alerts. Teams can also comment on incidents directly in UptimeRobot, while Uptime Kuma is limited to one login per install.
... and that's not all!
Receive uptime reports
Track data and gain insights, as you receive monthly uptime reports directly to your inbox.
Branded status pages with subscribers
Your UptimeRobot status page stays online even when your own server is down, which is exactly when customers need it most. Customize it with your own design and domain, remove UptimeRobot branding on Team, and keep subscribers updated by email. Uptime Kuma leaves the status page and customer communication on your infrastructure.
Plan the maintenance
Set up maintenance windows to prevent triggering alarms during the planned maintenance of your service.
No server to maintain
UptimeRobot is fully cloud-hosted, so there is no server, database, or uptime of your own monitoring tool to worry about.
Skip the server maintenance and start monitoring with UptimeRobot in 30 seconds.
No credit card required!
The best Uptime Kuma alternative depends on what you want to fix. If running and maintaining the monitoring server is the problem, switch to a hosted tool. If you want to keep self-hosting, pick the tool that solves the specific limit you've hit.
Hosted alternatives:
Self-hosted alternatives:
To learn more about deployment options, starting prices, and a side-by-side table of 15 tools, read our guide to Uptime Kuma alternatives.
UptimeRobot is a great free-for-life alternative that includes 50 (HTTPS, keyword, ping, port) monitors you can set up in under 30 seconds, without the hassle of running your own server.
UptimeRobot's free plan is the cheapest way to monitor a production site properly: 50 monitors, checks every 5 minutes, public status pages, and email plus five integration alert channels, with no time limit and no card. Paid plans start at 60-second checks (Team 30-second, Scale 15-second, Enterprise custom intervals). Most competitors either have no free tier at all, or cap it well below 50 monitors. Uptime Kuma is free to license but you pay for the server it runs on and the time to maintain it.
UptimeRobot charges per monitor, based on the plan you choose. The Team plan includes 3 login seats and Scale includes 5, and extra login seats start at $15/month billed annually. Per-seat tools like Better Stack charge for every user, so a five-person team pays for five subscriptions before monitoring anything. If your team grows faster than your monitor count, per-monitor pricing keeps the bill lower.
Yes, with Bulk Upload. Download the CSV template from the UptimeRobot dashboard, add one row per monitor, and upload it. The template covers HTTP, keyword, ping, and port monitors. Uptime Kuma push monitors need to be recreated as heartbeat monitors, which are available on paid plans. Our support team can help with the move at support@uptimerobot.com.
No server to install or maintain. No extra tools required.
Just reliable monitoring done right.
No installation needed!
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