# UptimeRobot: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 52 judge labels across 3 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/uptimerobot

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Website and synthetic monitoring](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/website-and-synthetic-monitoring/index.md) | 31% | 1 | 20% | 50 |
| [Application performance monitoring](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/application-performance-monitoring/index.md) | 0% | 71 | 100% | 1 |
| [Infrastructure monitoring](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/infrastructure-monitoring/index.md) | 0% | 68 | 100% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "The best uptime monitoring tool for a company with a limited budget is UptimeRobot, which offers a free tier with 50 monitors at 5-minute intervals" (Llama 4 Maverick, Uptime monitoring)
- "For most budget-conscious companies, UptimeRobot is the clear winner due to its generous free tier, ease of setup, and reliability." (Claude Haiku 4.5, Uptime monitoring)
- "Best for quick setup with a generous free tier ... leading the list for fast uptime monitoring and a strong free plan" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Uptime monitoring)
- "For most budget-conscious companies, UptimeRobot is the best balance of generosity, reliability, and ease of use" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Uptime monitoring)

## And against it

- "Pure Uptime Monitors (e.g., Pingdom, StatusCake, UptimeRobot): Why avoid" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, APM)
- "Frequently criticized for unreliable notifications, false positives... Use it for casual monitoring but pair with 2–3 other tools for verification." (Grok 4.20, Uptime monitoring)
- "UptimeRobot's free tier of 50 monitors has been restricted to non-commercial use since October 2024, so business sites need a paid plan" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Uptime monitoring)
- "it lacks synthetic transaction monitoring and Real User Monitoring (RUM)... best suited for simple uptime checks only" (Mistral Small, Uptime monitoring)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Grok 4.20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Mistral Small | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named UptimeRobot, from 158 of the 181 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- uptimerobot.com: 98 (its own site)
- g2.com: 55
- motadata.com: 51
- hyperping.com: 39
- notifier.so: 34
- capterra.com: 31
- cubeapm.com: 31
- site24x7.com: 31
- dev.to: 29
- github.com: 29

### Pages cited

- https://motadata.com/blog/best-website-monitoring-tools: 37
- https://uptimerobot.com/enterprise: 29
- https://uptimerobot.com/pricing: 27
- https://notifier.so/guides/best-uptime-monitoring-for-startups: 25
- https://bootstrap.build/articles/best-website-monitoring-tools: 24
- https://cubeapm.com/blog/top-uptime-monitoring-tools: 24
- https://uptimerobot.com/knowledge-hub/comparisons-and-alternatives/13-best-website-monitoring-tools: 24
- https://uptimerobot.com/comparisons: 18

## In its own words

What UptimeRobot's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Free Website Monitoring Service (https://uptimerobot.com/)
- For: For every team (https://uptimerobot.com/)
- Price stated: Free Plan; Solo 10 Monitors - Annual; Solo 10 Monitors - Monthly; Team 100 Monitors - Annual; Team 100 Monitors - Monthly; Scale 200 Monitors - Annual; Scale 200 Monitors - Monthly (https://uptimerobot.com/)
- Starting price: 0 (https://uptimerobot.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Get 50 monitors for FREE!; No credit card required. (https://uptimerobot.com/)
- Integrations claimed: 20 (https://uptimerobot.com/); 5 (https://uptimerobot.com/pricing) (pages disagree)
- Certifications: SOC 2, GDPR, PCI DSS
- Customers named: WordPress VIP, ConfigCat, Stratosphere Labs, Heineken, Stratosphere Lab

## What it publishes

Every page uptimerobot.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 708 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 169 pages, 10 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-24
- case study: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 29 pages, 9 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-05
- template or tool: 5 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-12
- glossary or explainer: 10 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-12
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: Community spotlight howard spaeth https://uptimerobot.com/blog/community-spotlight-howard-spaeth
- Recent: 2026-09-23 blog: Introducing third party monitoring https://uptimerobot.com/blog/introducing-third-party-monitoring
- Recent: 2026-09-10 blog: Community spotlight prog https://uptimerobot.com/blog/community-spotlight-prog
- Recent: 2026-08-25 blog: Community spotlight sahil khan https://uptimerobot.com/blog/community-spotlight-sahil-khan
- Recent: 2026-08-19 blog: Community spotlight ambuj kumar tripathi https://uptimerobot.com/blog/community-spotlight-ambuj-kumar-tripathi
- Recent: 2026-08-19 blog: Uptimerobot cli https://uptimerobot.com/blog/uptimerobot-cli

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.