StillUpStillUp vs Better Uptime
The polished mid-market tool vs the indie-first pick.
Better Uptime starts at Free / from $20/mo · StillUp starts free
Better Uptime is a genuinely well-made product. The question is whether you need everything it packs in — on-call scheduling, team escalations, advanced integrations — or just 1-minute checks, a clean status page, and alerts where your team lives.
StillUp vs Better Uptime — feature by feature
| Feature | Better Uptime | StillUp |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free (3 monitors) | Free (3 monitors) |
| Pro price | $20/mo | $9/mo |
| Check interval | 3 minutes | 1 minute |
| Custom domain | ✓ | ✓ |
| Email alerts | ✓ | ✓ |
| Slack alerts | ✓ | ✓ |
| Discord alerts | ✓ | ✓ |
| Telegram alerts | ✗ | ✓ |
| Incident management | ✓ | ✓ |
| On-call scheduling | ✓ | ✗ |
| No credit card to start | ✓ | ✓ |
What you get with StillUp
Every plan including free checks your endpoints every 60 seconds.
Email, Slack, Discord, and Telegram on every plan. No paywalls.
status.yoursite.com on all plans. SSL provisioned automatically.
Public status page your users will actually trust and bookmark.
Post timestamped updates as incidents unfold. Full public timeline.
Add a URL, configure alerts, share your status page. That's it.
Bottom line
Better Uptime is a genuinely good tool. If on-call rotation and team escalation is critical to you, it's worth the $20/mo. If you want 1-minute checks (vs 3), Telegram alerts, and the same core feature set for $9/mo — StillUp is the leaner, cheaper pick without the features you'll never touch.