UptimeRobot tells you if your site is up. Upwatch tells you how healthy your APIs are, why they are degrading, and when to act — before users notice.
See how Upwatch and UptimeRobot stack up across the features that matter for API monitoring.
| Feature | Upwatch | UptimeRobot |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | API monitoring | Uptime/ping monitoring |
| Health scoring | ||
| Anomaly detection | ||
| Check intervals | 30s – 30min | 1min – 5min |
| Alert channels | Slack + email | Email + webhooks |
| Incident tracking | Automatic | Basic |
| Public status pages | Pro only | |
| Custom alert rules | ||
| Starting price | $29/mo | Free / $7/mo Pro |
| Free trial | 14 days | Free tier available |
UptimeRobot was built for basic “is it up?” checks. Upwatch is purpose-built for APIs — it tracks response times, status codes, and payload health to give you a single 0-100 health score per endpoint.
UptimeRobot alerts when a check fails. Upwatch learns your API's normal behavior and alerts when something looks unusual — catching slowdowns and degradation before they become outages.
When an issue is detected, Upwatch automatically opens an incident, tracks its duration, and resolves it when health recovers. No manual work required.
UptimeRobot's free tier is great for personal projects. Upwatch is built for teams that depend on APIs in production and need actionable insights, not just pings.