An UptimeRobot alternative for small projects
Pingmoss does HTTP uptime checks, cron heartbeats and a public status page at a flat price. It does far less than UptimeRobot. Here is an honest comparison so you can decide.
Prices and limits below were checked on 26 October 2026 on uptimerobot.com/pricing, healthchecks.io/pricing and the Uptime Kuma repository. Monthly billing, US dollars. They change, so check the source.
Price and limits
| Pingmoss | UptimeRobot | Healthchecks.io | Uptime Kuma | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | Hosted HTTP checks, cron heartbeats, status pages | Hosted uptime monitoring with many check types | Hosted cron and heartbeat monitoring (open source) | Open source (MIT), self-hosted monitoring tool |
| Free | 5 monitors, 5 min checks, 1 status page | 50 monitors, 5 min checks, 1 status page, aimed at hobby and non-profit projects | Hobbyist: 20 jobs | Free software. You run and pay for the server. |
| Entry paid plan | Indie $9/mo: 25 monitors, 1 min (not on sale yet) | Solo $13/mo: 10 monitors, 60 s | Supporter $5/mo: same limits as Hobbyist. Business $20/mo: 100 jobs | n/a |
| Around 100 monitors | Pro $19/mo: 100 monitors, 1 min (not on sale yet) | Team $39/mo: 100 monitors, 30 s | Business $20/mo: 100 jobs (cron only) | Your server cost |
Where Pingmoss is weaker
- No email, SMS or phone alerts. Only webhook, Discord, Slack and Telegram today. UptimeRobot and Healthchecks.io both send email.
- One check location. UptimeRobot offers checks from several regions. Pingmoss retries once from the same place.
- HTTP and heartbeats only. No keyword, ping, port, DNS, SSL or domain expiry checks, which UptimeRobot has.
- Fastest interval is 1 minute, and that is on paid plans that cannot be bought yet. UptimeRobot Team goes to 30 s.
- Young and unproven. Pingmoss launched in early access in October 2026. UptimeRobot and Healthchecks.io have years of track record. Uptime Kuma gives you full control if you are happy running a server.
- No payments yet, so for now everyone is on the Free plan with 5 monitors.
Where Pingmoss may fit better
- HTTP checks and cron heartbeats in one place, both counted against one monitor limit.
- Webhook, Discord, Slack and Telegram alerts on the Free plan.
- Planned flat pricing: $9 for 25 monitors at 1 minute, $19 for 100, with no seats.
- Nothing to host, unlike Uptime Kuma.
- A one-step UptimeRobot import: paste a read-only API key, preview, then import what Pingmoss supports.
Moving over
Create a free account, open Import from UptimeRobot in the dashboard and paste your read-only API key. The key is used once and never stored. Heartbeat monitors get new Pingmoss ping URLs that you put into your jobs. Details are in the import docs. Want cron monitoring specifically? Read how to monitor cron jobs.
Try it on the Free plan
5 monitors, 5 minute checks, 1 status page, chat and webhook alerts. No email address or card needed: you get a secret account key.