WatcherWolf vs UptimeRobot, Pingdom and StatusCake

Feature comparison between WatcherWolf, UptimeRobot, Pingdom and StatusCake
Feature	WatcherWolf	UptimeRobot	Pingdom	StatusCake
Trial or entry level	14-day free trial, no card	Free with limits	30-day trial	Free with limits
Cheapest plan	€5/month + VAT	On their site	On their site	On their site
Check interval	1 min on every plan	1 min	1 min	30 s
HTTP/HTTPS and keyword	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
API: method, headers and JSON	Yes	Limited	Limited	Limited
TCP port and ping	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Heartbeats for crons and backups	Yes	Yes	No	No
Anomaly detection (Guardián)	Yes, from Studio	No	No	No
Outages confirmed from other locations	Yes, 10 probes, from Studio	Limited	Yes	Yes
Daily PageSpeed	Yes	No	Separate (RUM)	Limited
SSL Monitor	Included	Not built in	Separate	Included
Domain Expiry (WHOIS/RDAP)	Yes, 25+ TLDs	No	No	Partial
Telegram alerts	Yes, every plan	Yes	Limited	Limited
Status pages with your logo	Yes, up to 12 monitors	Limited	Limited	Limited
Branded guests for your clients	Yes, 1 to 5 per monitor	No	No	No
Import from UptimeRobot	Yes	—	No	No
REST API	Yes, Agency and Business	Yes	Yes	Yes
MCP server for AI assistants	Yes, Agency and Business	Yes	No	No
Servers in the European Union	Yes, in Paris (France)	No (USA)	Partial	No (UK)
Support in Spanish	Yes	No	No	No

“Yes”, “No”, “Limited” and “Separate” summarise what each tool publishes on its official website. Reviewed on 8 September 2026.

The differences, one by one.

UptimeRobot

The go-to tool for knowing whether a site responds: HTTP, keyword, port, ping and heartbeats, and it now has an MCP server. According to its website it doesn’t include daily PageSpeed, built-in SSL and domain checks, or anomaly detection. Multi-location confirmation is limited on entry plans. If you already use it, the importer brings your monitors over.

Pingdom

High-quality synthetic monitoring and RUM (real-visitor data), but it starts at a higher price and is aimed at companies with a performance team. No heartbeats for crons and no support in Spanish.

StatusCake

On its higher plans it checks every 30 seconds, we check every minute: if you need to know in under 60 seconds, they offer something we don’t. On the other hand, continuous PageSpeed or full WHOIS need separate integrations, and there’s no anomaly detection or white label for clients.

UptimeRobot → WatcherWolf

Coming from UptimeRobot? Bring your monitors over in one go.

Paste your read-only UptimeRobot key, look through the list and import them all. Port and ping monitors become port monitors.

Try it free for 14 days Import from UptimeRobot

When are we not the best choice?

If you have 2 or 3 personal sites and only want to know whether they respond, UptimeRobot’s free tier may be enough.
If you’re a large company with Datadog or New Relic, WatcherWolf works as external monitoring, but it doesn’t replace what you run inside.
If you need alerts by SMS or phone call: ours arrive by email, Telegram, your phone with the installable app, Slack, Teams, Discord and Google Chat (and from Studio, JSON webhooks and n8n), but not by SMS.

Data about the other tools comes from their official pages. WatcherWolf isn’t affiliated with any of them.