ProxyKit gives you 50 free monitors, email alerts, public status pages, and incident tracking. No signup. No credit card. Start monitoring in 30 seconds.
Start Monitoring Free →No account required. Paste a URL, you're live.
What you get on each platform, side by side.
| Feature | ProxyKit (Free) | UptimeRobot |
|---|---|---|
| Free monitors | 50 monitors | 50 monitors (hobby only) |
| Check interval | 5 min (free) / 1 min (Pro) | 5 min (free) / 30 sec (paid) |
| Email alerts | Free ✓ | Free ✓ |
| Status pages | Free ✓ Winner | Paid add-on |
| Incident tracking | Automatic Winner | Manual |
| Response time charts | Free ✓ | Free ✓ |
| Signup required | No — zero signup Winner | Yes, account required |
| Commercial use (free) | Allowed Winner | Banned on hobby |
| Pro price | $9/mo 60% less | $22/mo |
| Pro monitors | Unlimited | 50+ |
| Webhook alerts | Pro | Included |
| SMS/voice alerts | Not yet | Paid add-on |
| Integrations (Slack, etc.) | Coming soon | Many |
No credit card, no time limit, no signup. Just paste a URL.
HTTP, HTTPS, or any URL. Check every 5 minutes. Get notified the moment something goes down.
FreeInstant email when a monitor goes down or recovers. Configure per-monitor or globally.
FreeShare a beautiful status page with your users. Real-time uptime data, incident timeline, uptime percentage.
FreeDowntime creates an incident automatically. Recovery resolves it. Full incident history, zero manual work.
FreeVisual response time history for every monitor. Spot slowdowns before they become outages.
FreeStart monitoring without signing up. Get a private dashboard link. Bookmark it — that's your access.
FreeNo import tool needed. Monitors are just URLs.
Enter any URL on the ProxyKit homepage. Your first monitor is live immediately.
→Add the rest of your URLs from the dashboard. Each takes ~10 seconds.
→Run both in parallel if you want. Once you're satisfied, cancel UptimeRobot.
Yes. The free plan includes 50 monitors with 5-minute check intervals, email alerts, public status pages, automatic incident tracking, and response time charts. No credit card, no time limit, no signup needed.
50 on the free plan. ProxyKit Pro ($9/month) gives you unlimited monitors with 1-minute check intervals, webhook integrations, and custom status page domains.
No. Paste a URL, get a monitor. You'll receive a private dashboard link — bookmark it. That's it. No email, no password, no account creation.
UptimeRobot raised Pro pricing from ~$4/mo to $22/mo (a 425% increase), banned commercial use on hobby plans, and moved status pages to a paid add-on. Many developers are actively looking for alternatives.
Just add your URLs to ProxyKit — each monitor takes ~10 seconds. Run both tools in parallel during transition. Once you're satisfied, cancel UptimeRobot. No import tool needed since monitors are just URLs.
No. Our pricing model works at $9/mo. We have no investors demanding growth at any cost. The free tier stays free. Pro stays $9.
50 monitors. Status pages. Incident tracking. Zero signup. Zero dollars.