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Better Stack Uptime

Monitors website and service uptime with incident alerts, status pages, and integrations. · Better Stack · Observability

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Overview

Better Stack Uptime provides free monitoring for up to 10 services with 1 status page and Slack/email alerts, ideal for small projects and teams.

Good fit

Use when you need simple, reliable uptime monitoring and public status pages for websites or APIs.

  • personal projects
  • small teams
  • open source projects

Not a fit

Avoid if you require SMS/phone alerts, more than 1 status page, or need to monitor more than 10 services for free.

  • need SMS/phone alerts
  • require advanced integrations
  • monitoring large fleets
Quickstart · 5 steps
  1. Sign up for a Better Stack account.
  2. Add your website or service URL as a new monitor.
  3. Configure alerting channels (email, Slack, Teams).
  4. Set up a status page if desired.
  5. Review uptime reports and receive alerts as needed.

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