Upgrading shouldn't cost you monitors
UptimeRobot's free tier is generous — 50 monitors is more than we give away. It's the paid step that reads oddly: their cheapest plan drops you to 10 monitors in exchange for 1-minute checks. Our entry plan gives you more of both.
Where UptimeRobot is still the right answer
If 5-minute checks are enough and 50 free monitors cover what you're watching, UptimeRobot's free plan is hard to argue with. It beats our free tier on raw count and we won't pretend otherwise. It has also been running for over a decade, with a far longer integration list than ours.
The awkward part arrives the moment you need speed. Better to know that now than at checkout.
Side by side
| Feature | UptimeRobot | Dumza |
|---|---|---|
| Free-tier monitors | 50, at 5-minute checks | 10, at 5-minute checks |
| Cheapest 1-minute plan | ~$9/mo, 10 monitors | $7/mo, 20 monitors |
| Monitors after upgrading | Fewer than you had on the free plan | More than you had on the free plan |
| SMS / voice alerts | One-time credit packs, per-country rates | No SMS. Telegram push instead, free |
| What's on the bill | Plan price plus credits | The plan price. Nothing else |
| Product scope | Monitoring suite, incidents, IT alerting | Uptime, alerts, status pages |
Checked against UptimeRobot's published pricing on 14 August 2026. Plans change — verify on their site before you decide.
1-minute checks, without the pricing cliff
Start free, no card. If 50 monitors at 5-minute checks covers you, stay on UptimeRobot's free plan. Come back when you need the minute and don't want to trade away monitors to get it.