Uptimeify vs. UptimeRobot
UptimeRobot gets you running in ten minutes. That is why everyone knows it, and it is a fair reason. But the moment you look after other people's websites under your own name, that quick start turns into a bill with open items. Here they are.
For agencies and MSPs
- Your logo on reports and status pages
- Every client gets their own sub-account
- Data stays in Germany, DPA included
- Alerts only after cross-checks across several EU nodes
- Everything in every plan, no add-ons
For solo projects
- Reports carry someone else's logo
- One account for every client
- No EU hosting
- False alerts are the most common complaint
- Seats, status pages and webhooks cost extra
As of July 2026. Information on UptimeRobot is based on publicly available sources and may change. Spotted something wrong? Tell us. At Uptimeify, on-call scheduling and acknowledgement/incident timeline are marked beta: usable, but not officially launched yet.
UptimeRobot is built for someone keeping an eye on a handful of their own sites. The free plan covers that, and it covers it well.
You look after client sites. That changes three things at once: since December 2024, the free plan is restricted by the terms of service to private, non-commercial use only. Reports and status pages go out carrying someone else's logo. And every false alert costs you more than sleep. It costs you credibility with your client.
That is where Uptimeify comes in: EU hosting, verified alerts, white-label. Without your price growing with every client you add.
Feature by feature
- 1Beta: On-call scheduling and acknowledgement & incident timeline are currently in beta and not officially launched yet.
As of July 2026. Figures on UptimeRobot are based on publicly available information and may change. All trademarks belong to their respective owners.
Where Uptimeify comes out ahead
Three things the big players solve differently. And that we built for your agency.
One price. Every feature. UptimeRobot charges 15 to 19 USD per person per month for extra login seats, and full status pages and webhooks only start at the Team plan. With us, every plan includes everything: white-label, status pages, sub-accounts, API. The price you quote is the price you pay.
Unlimited sub-accounts, predictable margin. Every client gets an isolated sub-account with its own roles. Status pages run via CNAME on status.deinkunde.com, alerts through your own SMTP. Your portfolio grows, your plan stays put.
Alerts only when something is actually down. False positives are the most common complaint about UptimeRobot: users report more than 70 false alerts a day. We verify every suspected outage across multiple independent EU nodes before an incident opens. You decide how many consecutive failed checks it takes.
Where UptimeRobot wins
No tool wins everywhere. Three points where UptimeRobot is the better call.
More free monitors. 50 on the free plan at a 5-minute interval. Hard to beat for personal projects and hobby sites. Commercial use, though, is no longer permitted under the terms of service.
Name recognition. Large community, plenty of ready-made integrations, every question already asked and answered.
Dead simple start. Set up in minutes. If you only want to watch one or two of your own sites, you do not need more than that.
Frequently asked questions
No. Since 1 December 2024, the terms of service restrict the free plan explicitly to private, non-commercial use. Monitoring client sites on it risks account suspension. Uptimeify has no permanent free plan, but a 14-day trial with 25 monitors and every feature unlocked.
Yes. Import runs via REST API or CSV and your history carries over. The 14-day trial is enough to run both side by side during the switch.
In Germany. Core infrastructure in Frankfurt and Nuremberg, check nodes across DE, FR, NL, UK and FI. No US sub-processors in the stack. The DPA comes pre-filled, you do not have to draft it yourself.
Nothing. White-label dashboard, status pages on your domain, PDF reports with your logo and unlimited sub-accounts are included in every plan. UptimeRobot offers a simple redirect only, not real branding.
Every suspected outage is cross-checked across multiple independent EU nodes before an incident opens. On top of that, you set per monitor how many consecutive failed checks it takes. That cuts alert fatigue and stops a network hiccup at a single location from waking up your client.
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