A quicker way to evaluate the switch
If you own uptime for your engineering team, this is the short version.
- 30-second checks on paid plans, plus browser checks, cron job monitoring, and status pages.
- Multi-region verification before alerting, so your on-call team gets fewer false positives.
- Pro starts at $15/month for 10 monitors, and we'll help your team migrate existing checks.
Start a 14-day trial
No credit card required. If you send us your UptimeRobot monitor list, we'll help set everything up.
Why teams switch to OnlineOrNot
UptimeRobot presents three problems that burn out engineering teams:
1. Only checks if URLs respond
UptimeRobot tells you if a URL returns a 200. It can't tell you if your login is broken, or if checkout is failing, or if your dashboard won't load. OnlineOrNot runs Playwright browser checks so you know when the stuff that matters stops working.
2. Single-location checks cause false alarms
UptimeRobot checks from one location. A network blip, a CDN hiccup, and your on-call gets paged at 3am for nothing. OnlineOrNot verifies from multiple regions before alerting. Your team only wakes up for real incidents.
3. No cron job or heartbeat monitoring
When your database backups, queue workers, or data pipelines silently stop running, UptimeRobot won't tell you. OnlineOrNot monitors scheduled jobs out of the box—you know the moment a critical process misses its window.
UptimeRobot vs OnlineOrNot for engineering teams
If you're the engineering manager or team member responsible for uptime, this is the section that shows whether OnlineOrNot will give your team faster checks, fewer false alarms, and better alerting flexibility.
| Feature | UptimeRobot | OnlineOrNot |
|---|---|---|
| Check frequency | 5 min (free) / 1 min (paid) | 30 seconds on paid plans |
| Multi-location verification | Single location only | Every check verified from multiple regions |
| Cron job monitoring | ||
| Synthetic (Playwright) monitoring | Run browser checks using your existing Playwright/e2e test scripts | |
| Heartbeat monitoring | ||
| Custom domain status pages | PRO plan only | All paid plans |
| SSL expiry tracking | Basic alerts | Expiry tracking on every check |
| Team members | Limited on lower tiers | Unlimited on all plans |
| Alert routing | Basic | Per-check routing (Slack, PagerDuty, etc.) |
| Support | Email/ticket | Direct access to the founder |
The migration process
Pro starts at $15/month for 10 monitors, includes 30-second uptime checks and 3,000 browser check runs per month, and most teams migrate in a few hours. If you email max@onlineornot.com with your monitor list we'll help move everything across.
1. Sign up free
Create your account with a 14-day trial. No credit card required.
2. Add your critical monitors
Start with your most important endpoints—core URLs, key APIs, any cron jobs that can't fail silently.
3. Run in parallel
Run OnlineOrNot alongside your current tool for 1-2 weeks. Compare alert quality and response times.
4. Migrate fully
Move all monitors over. We offer white-glove migration support—email the founder directly.
5. Cancel the old tool
Turn off your previous monitoring. You'll likely save money while getting faster, more reliable alerts.
What is UptimeRobot?
UptimeRobot is a simple, affordable uptime monitoring service focused on basic availability checks. It's a good starting point for smaller projects, but teams quickly hit its limits when monitoring production APIs or anything with an on-call rotation.
What is OnlineOrNot?
OnlineOrNot helps software teams monitor their websites, APIs, and scheduled jobs with 30-second checks from multiple global locations.
Every check runs from multiple regions before alerting—eliminating false positives. When something actually breaks, you get notified instantly via Slack, SMS, PagerDuty, or email.
Status pages are included on all paid plans. And when you need help, you email the founder directly.
How OnlineOrNot improves reliability
Faster detection without the noise
30-second checks catch issues before users notice. Multi-location verification filters out false positives. You get speed without alert fatigue.
Everything in one place
Monitor websites, APIs, cron jobs, and heartbeats from one dashboard. Track SSL certificate expiry on every check. No need to stitch together multiple tools.
Status pages included
Keep customers informed with hosted status pages on your domain. Subscribers get automatic notifications when incidents are created or resolved. Included on all paid plans—not an upsell.
Unlimited team members, real support
Add your whole team on any plan. When you need help, email the founder directly—no ticket queues, no tiered support, responses within hours.
Need to pitch OnlineOrNot to your bosses?
Here are the key points to help you get stakeholder buy-in:
"We'll catch issues before customers report them"
30-second checks detect outages 10x faster than 5-minute intervals. Multi-location verification means we only get real alerts.
"We're going to save money"
Transparent per-check pricing. No surprise overages. Status pages included, not an add-on.
"We get everything in one tool"
Uptime, API monitoring, cron jobs, heartbeats, and status pages. One subscription, one dashboard.
"We can actually get support"
Direct access to the founder. No tickets, no tiers, no waiting days for answers.