Pingdom
Engineering
From$18/mo
10 people: $18 a month · $216 a year
- No free plan
- Up to 8% off yearly
- No startup credits listed
- 2 plans · priced per plan
Pingdom 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
Pingdom starts at $18/mo (Synthetic Monitoring) and UptimeRobot at $9/mo (Solo). For 10 people that's $18 vs $9 a month: UptimeRobot is $9 a month (50%) cheaper than Pingdom 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
Pingdom and UptimeRobot plans
Every plan with a public price, in US dollars.
Pingdom
Synthetic Monitoring
10 uptime checks, 1 advanced check · 50 SMS alerts
$18/mo
Real User Monitoring
100,000 pageviews/month · Page performance insights
$18/mo
Starting tiers; Synthetic scales to 30,000 uptime checks ($28,548/month), RUM to 1B pageviews. Annual billing: $16.50/month for each starting tier (~8% saving). Enterprise RUM (500K-5M+ pageviews): quote. Prices read from the official pricing page's tier data (rendered by JavaScript).
Prices from Pingdom'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 | Pingdom (Synthetic Monitoring) | UptimeRobot (Solo) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 people | $18/mo$216/yr a year | $9/mo$108/yr a year | UptimeRobot $9 less a month |
| 10 people | $18/mo$216/yr a year | $9/mo$108/yr a year | UptimeRobot $9 less a month |
| 25 people | $18/mo$216/yr a year | $9/mo$108/yr a year | UptimeRobot $9 less a month |
Pingdom is priced per plan. 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
Pingdom vs UptimeRobot: questions
Which is cheaper, Pingdom or UptimeRobot?
Pingdom starts at $18/mo (Synthetic Monitoring) and UptimeRobot at $9/mo (Solo). For 10 people that's $18 vs $9 a month: UptimeRobot is $9 a month (50%) cheaper than Pingdom on list price. Compare features too: the cheaper plan isn't always the closer match.
Do Pingdom and UptimeRobot have free plans?
Pingdom has no free plan in Surba's catalog. UptimeRobot has a free plan (Free).
Are Pingdom and UptimeRobot cheaper if you pay yearly?
Pingdom lists up to 8% off yearly billing. UptimeRobot lists up to 15% off yearly billing.
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