UptimeRobot vs Pulsetic: free plans, Solo prices and SSL checks

UptimeRobot vs Pulsetic: the short answer

UptimeRobot's Free plan holds 50 monitors, while Pulsetic's free plan holds 10 monitors, heartbeats or domains but adds SSL monitoring and 3 status pages. Pulsetic Solo is $9 a month billed monthly, and UptimeRobot Solo is $13 a month billed monthly for 10 monitors. UptimeRobot's prices come from its US pricing page as captured on September 29, 2026, and Pulsetic's were read on 7 October 2026.

Free plans: 50 monitors or 10 with SSL

UptimeRobot's Free plan is $0 for 50 monitors at a 5-minute interval and 1 status page, with "No credit card required". It has no SSL or domain-expiry checks; those start on Solo. Pulsetic's free plan is $0 for 10 monitors, heartbeats or domains at 5-minute checks from 3 regions, with 3 status pages, and its table ticks SSL, port and keyword monitoring on all four plans.

Pulsetic's pricing table ticks a custom domain for status pages on its Free plan, and its status pages page says the custom domain is included on every plan, the free one included; the domain must be a subdomain such as status.yourdomain.com. Pulsetic keeps page customization, incident updates, scheduled maintenance and subscriber notifications for paid plans.

For 1-minute checks and a status page on your own domain, Pulsetic Solo costs $9 a month and UptimeRobot Solo $13 a month, both billed monthly. See the free status page with custom domain page for more options.

Paid plans: Solo and Team on each billing basis

UptimeRobot Solo, 10 monitors, is $13 a month billed monthly or $12 a month billed annually ($144 a year), with 60-second checks. Pulsetic Solo is $9 a month billed monthly or $90 a year, with 60-second checks, 5 regions and 30+ SMS or call alerts. Its table prints 10+ monitors, heartbeats and domains for Solo, and the plus sign means more can be added at $0.20 a monitor a month.

UptimeRobot Team, 100 monitors, is $46 a month billed monthly or $39 a month billed annually ($468 a year). Pulsetic Team is $19 a month billed monthly or $190 a year, with 50+ monitors, heartbeats and domains. Because the plus sign means more can be added, the two Team plans are not like for like.

Add-ons and alerts

Pulsetic prices extras per month: $0.20 a monitor, $2 a notify-only seat and $8 a teammate, plus $0.10 per SMS or call alert. UptimeRobot sells SMS and voice credits in one-time packs, from 10 for $3.00 to 1,000 for $100.00, and extra login seats on Team and Scale at from $15 a month billed annually or $19 billed monthly per seat. Both free plans send email alerts, and UptimeRobot's also sends mobile app alerts.

Refunds and who should pick Pulsetic or UptimeRobot

Pulsetic refunds the original order that starts a subscription when you ask within 20 days of purchase, and renewal orders are not refundable. UptimeRobot advertises 14 days for new subscriptions and upgrades, requested from support within 14 days of payment, while its Terms say withdrawal does not apply once you have started using the paid service with your consent. Neither pricing page shows a trial of a paid plan.

• Pulsetic for a small site that wants SSL monitoring and up to 3 status pages on a free plan, or a lower Solo price. The best free uptime monitoring tools list covers more free plans.
• UptimeRobot for the larger free allowance: 50 monitors against Pulsetic's 10. See UptimeRobot pricing for every plan.