UptimeRobot alternative
UptimeRobot is a solid, well-established uptime monitor — this isn't a "why UptimeRobot is bad" page. But if you're running a commercial site and want Telegram alerts out of the box without bumping into a non-commercial-use restriction on the free plan, it's worth seeing the comparison.
| DemonCheck | UptimeRobot | |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier: commercial use allowed? | Yes | No — personal/non-commercial only since Oct 2024 |
| Check interval on entry paid plan | 1 minute (Starter, $9/mo) | ~1 minute (Solo plan, approx.) |
| Telegram alerts included | Yes, on Starter and up | Available as an integration |
| Price for ~20 monitors | $9/mo (Starter) | ~$9–10/mo (Solo plan, approx.) |
| Price for ~100 monitors | $29/mo (Pro, 30-second checks) | ~$38–45/mo (Team plan, approx.) |
Pricing as of 2026 — verify current rates directly with providers.
UptimeRobot's free tier gives you 50 monitors at 5-minute checks — genuinely generous. The catch, since October 2024, is that the free plan is restricted to personal, non-commercial use. If you're monitoring a business site, a client project, or anything you charge money for, you're expected to be on a paid plan.
DemonCheck's free tier (1 monitor, 5-minute checks, email alerts) is smaller, but it's free for commercial use from day one — no fine print to check before you rely on it.
If you need more than one monitor, DemonCheck's Starter plan ($9/mo) gets you 20 monitors, 1-minute checks, and Telegram alerts alongside email — out of the box, no separate integration setup. Pro ($29/mo) scales that to 100 monitors with 30-second checks, a public status page, and API access.