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Indie alternatives to Checkly

3 products made by independent developers and small teams that do what Checkly does, 3 of them with a free plan. Free and open-source options come first.

At a glance

ProductPriceOpen sourceSelf-hostPlatforms
Better StackFree plan––Web, API
HyperpingFree plan––Web, API
OpenStatusFree planYesYesWeb, API, Self-hosted

The alternatives

1. Better Stack

Uptime monitoring, incident management, logs and status pages

Better Stack combines uptime checks, on-call alerting, status pages, log management and dashboards in one service.

Free plan · Web, API · Website ↗

2. Hyperping

Uptime monitoring and status pages for websites and APIs

Hyperping monitors websites, APIs and cron jobs from multiple regions and pairs the checks with hosted status pages and on-call alerts.

Free plan · Web, API · Website ↗

3. OpenStatus

Open-source synthetic monitoring and status pages

OpenStatus monitors websites and APIs from multiple regions and publishes status pages. It is open source and offered as a hosted service.

Free plan · Web, API, Self-hosted · Website ↗

Questions

Is there a free alternative to Checkly?

Yes. 3 of the 3 indie alternatives listed here have a free plan or are free: Better Stack, Hyperping and OpenStatus.

Is there an open-source alternative to Checkly?

OpenStatus is open source.

Can I self-host an alternative to Checkly?

Yes: OpenStatus can run on your own server.

What makes these alternatives to Checkly “indie”?

They are built by independent developers or small teams rather than large companies. Each one is listed because it does the same core job as Checkly.

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