[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":425},["ShallowReactive",2],{"content:\u002Fcompare\u002Fuptimerobot-alternative-for-freelancers":3,"related:\u002Fcompare\u002Fuptime-monitor-vs-project-dashboard,\u002Fguides\u002Fhow-to-monitor-a-website-for-free,\u002Fuse-cases\u002Ffreelancers-client-sites":413},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"category":386,"description":387,"extension":388,"faq":389,"h1":402,"meta":403,"navigation":404,"path":405,"published":406,"readingMinutes":407,"related":408,"seo":410,"stem":411,"updated":406,"__hash__":412},"compare\u002Fcompare\u002Fuptimerobot-alternative-for-freelancers.md","UptimeRobot alternative for freelancers",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":374},"minimark",[9,13,16,21,44,48,51,148,151,155,175,179,182,199,202,206,313,317,320,324,351,355],[10,11,12],"p",{},"UptimeRobot is one of the most widely used uptime monitors, and for good reason. This page is for freelancers who look after several client sites and are deciding whether it is enough, and where Datumboard fits next to it or instead of it.",[10,14,15],{},"It is a fair comparison, so it also says when UptimeRobot is the better choice.",[17,18,20],"h2",{"id":19},"short-answer","Short answer",[22,23,24,32,38],"ul",{},[25,26,27,31],"li",{},[28,29,30],"strong",{},"Choose UptimeRobot"," if you need dedicated uptime monitoring with short check intervals, public status pages and several alert channels.",[25,33,34,37],{},[28,35,36],{},"Choose Datumboard"," if you want one dashboard per client site that also shows deploys, certificate and domain renewals, Search Console, Lighthouse scores and costs.",[25,39,40,43],{},[28,41,42],{},"Use both"," if you want the depth of a monitoring service and the overview of a project dashboard.",[17,45,47],{"id":46},"what-does-uptimerobot-offer","What does UptimeRobot offer?",[10,49,50],{},"Facts from UptimeRobot's own pricing page, read on 12 October 2026. Check it for current prices.",[52,53,54,76],"table",{},[55,56,57],"thead",{},[58,59,60,64,67,70,73],"tr",{},[61,62,63],"th",{},"Plan",[61,65,66],{},"Price",[61,68,69],{},"Monitors",[61,71,72],{},"Check interval",[61,74,75],{},"Status pages",[77,78,79,97,114,131],"tbody",{},[58,80,81,85,88,91,94],{},[82,83,84],"td",{},"Free",[82,86,87],{},"€0",[82,89,90],{},"50",[82,92,93],{},"5 minutes",[82,95,96],{},"1 basic",[58,98,99,102,105,108,111],{},[82,100,101],{},"Solo",[82,103,104],{},"about €9 a month billed yearly",[82,106,107],{},"10, with an option to add more",[82,109,110],{},"60 seconds",[82,112,113],{},"3, on your own domain",[58,115,116,119,122,125,128],{},[82,117,118],{},"Team",[82,120,121],{},"about €35 a month billed yearly",[82,123,124],{},"100",[82,126,127],{},"30 seconds",[82,129,130],{},"100, white label",[58,132,133,136,139,142,145],{},[82,134,135],{},"Scale",[82,137,138],{},"about €65 a month billed yearly",[82,140,141],{},"200",[82,143,144],{},"15 seconds",[82,146,147],{},"Unlimited",[10,149,150],{},"It covers website, port, ping and cron-job monitoring, SSL monitoring and alerts by email, SMS, Slack and more. It is a monitoring product, and a good one.",[17,152,154],{"id":153},"where-do-freelancers-run-into-friction","Where do freelancers run into friction?",[22,156,157,163,169],{},[25,158,159,162],{},[28,160,161],{},"Terms of the free plan."," UptimeRobot describes the free plan as meant for hobby and non-profit projects. Monitoring a client's site as part of paid work may not fit, so read the terms before you build a client service on it.",[25,164,165,168],{},[28,166,167],{},"One concern per tool."," Monitoring tells you a site is down. It does not tell you whether the last deploy failed, when the domain renews, how search traffic is moving or which client pays for itself. Those live in other places.",[25,170,171,174],{},[28,172,173],{},"A list of monitors is not a list of clients."," A freelancer thinks in clients and projects. A dashboard organised by project puts everything about one client together.",[17,176,178],{"id":177},"what-does-datumboard-do-differently","What does Datumboard do differently?",[10,180,181],{},"Datumboard is organised around the project. For each client site or side project it shows:",[22,183,184,187,190,193,196],{},[25,185,186],{},"health from uptime checks, and Not monitored when there are none;",[25,188,189],{},"the live release and the latest deploy attempt from GitHub, Netlify and Vercel;",[25,191,192],{},"certificate and domain expiry in one renewal calendar, with Not available when a date cannot be read;",[25,194,195],{},"Search Console clicks, impressions and position, and Lighthouse scores;",[25,197,198],{},"costs, revenue and margin, visible to owners and admins only.",[10,200,201],{},"It is in early access and has fewer monitoring options than a dedicated service.",[17,203,205],{"id":204},"how-do-they-compare","How do they compare?",[52,207,208,220],{},[55,209,210],{},[58,211,212,214,217],{},[61,213],{},[61,215,216],{},"UptimeRobot",[61,218,219],{},"Datumboard",[77,221,222,233,243,254,264,275,284,293,302],{},[58,223,224,227,230],{},[82,225,226],{},"Dedicated uptime checks",[82,228,229],{},"Yes, down to 15 seconds on higher plans",[82,231,232],{},"Yes, health per project. Intervals not published yet",[58,234,235,238,241],{},[82,236,237],{},"SSL expiry",[82,239,240],{},"Yes",[82,242,240],{},[58,244,245,248,251],{},[82,246,247],{},"Domain expiry",[82,249,250],{},"Listed on the free plan",[82,252,253],{},"Yes, from the registry record, Not available where it is not published",[58,255,256,259,261],{},[82,257,258],{},"Public status pages",[82,260,240],{},[82,262,263],{},"Not today",[58,265,266,269,272],{},[82,267,268],{},"Deploys and CI",[82,270,271],{},"Not part of the product, as far as its pricing and feature pages show",[82,273,274],{},"Yes, GitHub, Netlify and Vercel",[58,276,277,280,282],{},[82,278,279],{},"Search Console and Lighthouse",[82,281,271],{},[82,283,240],{},[58,285,286,289,291],{},[82,287,288],{},"Costs and revenue per project",[82,290,271],{},[82,292,240],{},[58,294,295,298,300],{},[82,296,297],{},"Alerts by SMS or voice",[82,299,240],{},[82,301,263],{},[58,303,304,307,310],{},[82,305,306],{},"Pricing",[82,308,309],{},"As above",[82,311,312],{},"Not final. Early access",[17,314,316],{"id":315},"can-i-use-both","Can I use both?",[10,318,319],{},"Yes, and for many freelancers that is the sensible setup. Keep UptimeRobot or a similar service for fast checks and public status pages, and use Datumboard as the weekly overview that also covers deploys, renewals, search and costs.",[17,321,323],{"id":322},"how-do-i-decide","How do I decide?",[325,326,327,333,339,345],"ol",{},[25,328,329,332],{},[28,330,331],{},"Do clients ask for a status page?"," Then you need a tool that offers one. Datumboard does not today.",[25,334,335,338],{},[28,336,337],{},"Do you need checks more often than every few minutes?"," A dedicated monitor is the better fit.",[25,340,341,344],{},[28,342,343],{},"Do you lose track of renewals, deploys or which client pays?"," That is what Datumboard is for.",[25,346,347,350],{},[28,348,349],{},"Do you want one list for all of it?"," Datumboard, optionally beside a monitor.",[17,352,354],{"id":353},"where-datumboard-fits","Where Datumboard fits",[10,356,357,358,363,364,368,369,373],{},"Datumboard is in early access, and you can ",[359,360,362],"a",{"href":361},"#early-access","join the list below",". Read ",[359,365,367],{"href":366},"\u002Fcompare\u002Fuptime-monitor-vs-project-dashboard","uptime monitor vs project dashboard"," for the general difference, or ",[359,370,372],{"href":371},"\u002Fguides\u002Fhow-to-monitor-a-website-for-free","how to monitor a website for free"," if budget is the question.",{"title":375,"searchDepth":376,"depth":376,"links":377},"",2,[378,379,380,381,382,383,384,385],{"id":19,"depth":376,"text":20},{"id":46,"depth":376,"text":47},{"id":153,"depth":376,"text":154},{"id":177,"depth":376,"text":178},{"id":204,"depth":376,"text":205},{"id":315,"depth":376,"text":316},{"id":322,"depth":376,"text":323},{"id":353,"depth":376,"text":354},"Comparison","When UptimeRobot is the right tool, where freelancers outgrow it, and how Datumboard differs: one dashboard for uptime, renewals, deploys, search and costs.","md",[390,393,396,399],{"q":391,"a":392},"Is Datumboard a replacement for UptimeRobot?","Not for everything. UptimeRobot is a dedicated monitoring service with fast check intervals, public status pages and several alert channels. Datumboard is a dashboard that puts uptime next to deploys, certificate and domain renewals, Search Console, Lighthouse and costs for each project. Many freelancers will use both.",{"q":394,"a":395},"Can I use UptimeRobot's free plan for client websites?","UptimeRobot describes its free plan as meant for hobby and non-profit projects. If you monitor a client's site as part of paid work, read the current terms or use a paid plan so you are not relying on something that may not cover your use.",{"q":397,"a":398},"Does Datumboard have public status pages?","Not today. Datumboard is an internal dashboard for you and your team. If you want to give clients a public status page, you will need another tool for that part.",{"q":400,"a":401},"When should I stay with UptimeRobot?","When monitoring itself is what you need most - very short check intervals, public status pages, SMS or voice alerts, or a large number of monitors - and you are happy to keep deploys, renewals, search data and costs somewhere else.","An UptimeRobot alternative for freelancers with client sites",{},true,"\u002Fcompare\u002Fuptimerobot-alternative-for-freelancers","2026-10-12",7,[366,371,409],"\u002Fuse-cases\u002Ffreelancers-client-sites",{"title":5,"description":387},"compare\u002Fuptimerobot-alternative-for-freelancers","_uRhh4aJsF3Y3jFvtQoS86D-JUQcTQKb3p6lLl00hsM",[414,417,421],{"title":415,"description":416,"path":366,"category":386},"Uptime monitor vs project dashboard","An uptime monitor answers one question well. A project dashboard answers several. See which questions each covers and which setup fits your client sites.",{"title":418,"description":419,"path":371,"category":420},"How to monitor a website for free","Four free ways to monitor a website, from hosted free tiers to a simple script, and the limits that matter, including use on client sites.","How-to",{"title":422,"description":423,"path":409,"category":424},"Dashboard for managing multiple client websites","See uptime, SSL and domain renewals, deploys, Search Console and costs for every client site on one screen, and hear about problems before your client does.","Use case",1791830037384]