Both monitor uptime. But UptimeRobot stops there. Here's the full comparison.
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The web has evolved beyond simple uptime checks
Monitors ONE thing:
Misses everything else:
Monitors EVERYTHING:
Critical insight: Your site can show 99.9% uptime while checkout is broken for hours. UptimeRobot won't catch it. PerkyDash will.
See exactly how they stack up
| Feature | PerkyDash | UptimeRobot |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| Free tier | 14-day trial | 50 monitors |
| Paid starting | $9.99/mo | $7/mo |
| Basic Monitoring | ||
| HTTP/HTTPS | ||
| Ping | ||
| Port monitoring | ||
| Keyword monitoring | ||
| SSL monitoring | ||
| Advanced Monitoring | ||
| Process flow monitoring | ||
| Visual diff monitoring | ||
| Multi-step transactions | ||
| Heartbeat/cron | ||
| Domain/WHOIS | ||
| Status Pages | ||
| Public status page | Basic | |
| Emergency status page | Instant | |
| Custom domain | Paid only | |
| Incident updates | ||
| Subscriber notifications | ||
| Alerting | ||
| Slack | ||
| Discord | ||
| Webhook | ||
| SMS | Coming soon | Paid only |
| Other | ||
| Check interval (min) | 1 min | 1 min (paid) |
| UI/UX quality | Modern | Dated |
| API | ||
| White label | Agency plan | |
How the costs compare
Pricing Verdict
UptimeRobot's free tier is unbeatable for basic uptime. But if you need flow monitoring, visual diffs, or proper status pages, PerkyDash Pro ($9.99) beats UptimeRobot Team ($23) on value.
Real scenarios, honest recommendations
Free tier handles this perfectly. No need for more.
You need checkout flow monitoring. Uptime ≠ revenue if checkout is broken.
White-label status pages, visual monitoring, one dashboard for everything.
Simple, free, does the job.
Process monitoring catches auth issues that uptime checks miss.
UptimeRobot is a great tool. It pioneered free uptime monitoring and has served millions of users reliably for years.
If all you need is "did my server respond with 200 OK?", UptimeRobot's free tier is excellent.
But the web has evolved. Modern sites have:
UptimeRobot was built for a simpler web. PerkyDash is built for today's web.
Already using UptimeRobot? You don't have to migrate everything. Many users run both - UptimeRobot for basic pings, PerkyDash for critical flows and status pages.
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