MonitorMonk
MonitorMonk provides free uptime monitoring and status pages for websites and APIs with instant alerts. · MonitorMonk · Observability
Overview
MonitorMonk offers a forever-free plan (up to 2 dashboards, 10 websites, no credit card) for basic uptime monitoring and public status pages.
Good fit
Use MonitorMonk to monitor small websites or APIs and share simple status pages without cost or setup complexity.
- personal sites
- side projects
- open source projects
- small startups
Not a fit
Avoid if you need more than 2 dashboards or a service-level agreement without upgrading.
- enterprise needs
- large-scale monitoring
- advanced alerting
Quickstart · 5 steps
- Sign up for a free MonitorMonk account.
- Add your website or API URL as a new monitor.
- Configure alert email addresses.
- Create and customize a public status page.
- Review uptime reports and receive alerts.
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