GitHub
Engineering
From$4/user/mo
10 people: $40 a month · $480 a year
- Free plan
- No yearly discount listed
- $10,000 startup credits
- 3 plans · priced per user
GitHub vs UptimeRobot: pricing compared
Plans, list prices and what a team of 5, 10 or 25 pays on each, from Surba's catalog of Engineering tools. Updated for 2026.
At a glance
Side by side
GitHub starts at $4/user/mo (Team) and UptimeRobot at $9/mo (Solo). For 10 people that's $40 vs $9 a month: UptimeRobot is $31 a month (78%) cheaper than GitHub on list price.
UptimeRobot
Cheaper for 10 people
From$9/mo
10 people: $9 a month · $108 a year
- Free plan
- Up to 15% off yearly
- No startup credits listed
- 4 plans · priced per plan
Plans
GitHub and UptimeRobot plans
Every plan with a public price, in US dollars.
GitHub
Free
Unlimited public/private repos · 2,000 CI/CD minutes/month · 500 MB Packages storage
Free
Team
Required reviewers & code owners · 3,000 CI/CD minutes/month · 2 GB Packages storage
$4/user/mo
Enterprise
SAML SSO & SCIM · 50,000 CI/CD minutes/month · Audit log API
$21/user/mo
Team $4 and Enterprise from $21/user/mo shown 'for the first 12 months' (footnote not visible). Enterprise also via sales; add-ons (Copilot, Codespaces) extra.
Prices from GitHub's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.
UptimeRobot
Free
50 monitors, 5-minute checks · 1 status page
Free
Solo
10 monitors, 60-second checks · 3 status pages with own domain
$9/mo
Team
100 monitors, 30-second checks · 3 seats, 100 status pages
$30/mo
Scale
200 monitors, 15-second checks · 5 seats, unlimited status pages
$55/mo
Annual prices $9 / $30 / $55 per month (Solo/Team/Scale), yearly totals shown. Monthly billing also offered at a higher price (not confirmed from page text). Page states 'Save ~15% with annual billing'. Enterprise: contact sales.
Prices from UptimeRobot's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.
Team cost
What each costs your team
Entry paid plans, per month and per year at list price.
| Team | GitHub (Team) | UptimeRobot (Solo) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 people | $20/mo$240/yr a year | $9/mo$108/yr a year | UptimeRobot $11 less a month |
| 10 people | $40/mo$480/yr a year | $9/mo$108/yr a year | UptimeRobot $31 less a month |
| 25 people | $100/mo$1,200/yr a year | $9/mo$108/yr a year | UptimeRobot $91 less a month |
GitHub is priced per user. UptimeRobot is priced per plan. Per-user prices are multiplied by the team; per-plan prices aren't. Before tax; yearly discounts not applied.
FAQ
GitHub vs UptimeRobot: questions
Which is cheaper, GitHub or UptimeRobot?
GitHub starts at $4/user/mo (Team) and UptimeRobot at $9/mo (Solo). For 10 people that's $40 vs $9 a month: UptimeRobot is $31 a month (78%) cheaper than GitHub on list price. Compare features too: the cheaper plan isn't always the closer match.
Do GitHub and UptimeRobot have free plans?
GitHub has a free plan (Free). UptimeRobot has a free plan (Free).
Are GitHub and UptimeRobot cheaper if you pay yearly?
UptimeRobot lists up to 15% off yearly billing. Surba's catalog lists no yearly discount for GitHub.
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