UptimeRobot vs HetrixTools: free plans, SSL checks and prices

UptimeRobot vs HetrixTools: the short answer

HetrixTools checks every minute on every plan and includes SSL and domain-expiry checks free, but its Free plan holds 15 uptime monitors against UptimeRobot's 50. HetrixTools Professional is $9.95 a month billed monthly for 30 uptime monitors, and UptimeRobot Solo is $13 a month billed monthly for 10. UptimeRobot's prices come from its US pricing page as captured on September 29, 2026, and HetrixTools' were read on 7 October 2026.

Free plans: 50 monitors or 1-minute checks

HetrixTools' Free plan is "$0 forever": 15 uptime monitors and 15 server monitors, 4 of its 12 locations and checks every minute, as on every plan. Its page also says you log in every 90 days. UptimeRobot's Free plan is 50 monitors at a 5-minute interval, with "No credit card required".

HetrixTools includes email notifications on every plan, though its Free plan does not include multiple email recipients. UptimeRobot's Free plan has no notify-only seats, so extra email or phone contacts need a paid plan. On locations, UptimeRobot lets paid plans choose from four regions: North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.

Paid plans on monthly and yearly billing

HetrixTools Professional is $9.95 a month billed monthly or $99.95 a year, with 30 uptime monitors, 6 of 12 locations and 25 SMS a month. Business is $19.95 a month or $199.95 a year, and Enterprise is $49.95 a month or $499.95 a year.

UptimeRobot Solo, 10 monitors, is $13 a month billed monthly or $12 a month billed annually ($144 a year); with 50 monitors it is $28 a month billed monthly or $24 a month billed annually. On the same billing basis HetrixTools Professional is lower, $9.95 against $13 monthly and $99.95 against $144 yearly, and it lists 30 monitors where the first Solo tier lists 10.

SSL, domain expiry and status pages

HetrixTools lists SSL validity and expiration, domain expiration, nameserver changes and status pages as included on every plan. On UptimeRobot, SSL and domain-expiry reminders are paid, on Solo, Team and Scale, and the Free plan has 1 status page on an UptimeRobot address; an own-domain status page starts on Solo. The SSL certificate monitoring tools page compares more services on expiry alerts.

Trials, refund terms and who should pick which

HetrixTools' pricing page shows no trial and no money-back terms. UptimeRobot has no trial of a paid plan and advertises a 14-day money-back guarantee on new subscriptions and upgrades, requested from support within 14 days of payment; its Terms add that withdrawal does not apply once you have started using the paid service with your consent.

• HetrixTools for 1-minute uptime checks plus SSL and domain-expiry alerts at no cost, accepting 15 monitors and a login every 90 days.
• UptimeRobot for 50 monitors on its Free plan and a stated refund route on paid plans. The best free uptime monitoring tools list and UptimeRobot pricing give the wider picture.