UptimeRobot and Fehlo compared.
UptimeRobot is a pure uptime service with many options. At Fehlo, uptime monitors and status pages come with every plan, next to error monitoring, on a server in Nuremberg.
Facts about UptimeRobot as of 24 October 2026; sources are listed below. If you spot a mistake, write to hallo@fehlo.de and we will fix it.
UptimeRobot is one of the best known uptime services, with more than 3.4 million users, and it is based in the EU: the operator is UptimeRobot s. r. o. in Bratislava.2 Fehlo is error monitoring with uptime and status pages on every plan. If all you need is uptime, with lots of options, UptimeRobot serves you well. If you want errors and uptime together, here is how they compare:
Side by side
| Topic | Fehlo | UptimeRobot |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NeuralMedic GmbH, Ingolstadt, Germany | UptimeRobot s. r. o., Bratislava, Slovakia2 |
| Data location | Germany (Hetzner, Nuremberg) | primary EU, secondary US; SMS via Plivo, email via SendGrid, dashboard via Vercel, all US3 |
| Free | 20 monitors every 5 minutes, unlimited SSL and domain monitors, heartbeats, status pages, plus 5,000 error events | 50 monitors every 5 minutes (HTTP, port, ping, keyword), 1 status page; SSL, domain and heartbeat on paid plans only1 |
| 50 monitors every minute | Solo: €9 a month | Solo: €22 a month (€19 yearly)1 |
| 100 monitors and up | Team: €29 a month, 150 monitors every minute, unlimited users | Team: €35 a month (€30 yearly), 100 monitors every 30 seconds, 3 users1 |
| Shortest interval | 1 minute | 30 seconds (Team), 15 seconds (Scale)1 |
| Check locations | one, Nuremberg | several in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia (from Solo)1 |
| SMS or voice alerts | no | yes, with credits1 |
| Status pages | on every plan; custom domain from Team, no branding on Agency | custom domain from Solo, 100 white-label pages with subscribers from Team1 |
| Error monitoring | yes, with the sentry SDKs | no |
Fehlo prices net, plus VAT. At Fehlo, HTTP, ping, TCP and heartbeat monitors count; SSL and domain monitors are unlimited.
About the free plan: the pricing page describes it as "good for hobby and non-profit projects". The terms of service, however, allow any use, commercial included.12 Older articles that say otherwise are out of date according to the current terms.
When UptimeRobot fits better
- You need checks every 30 or 15 seconds, from several regions.
- You want SMS or voice alerts.
- You need monitor types Fehlo lacks: keyword, UDP, DNS, API checks.
- Your status pages need subscribers; Fehlo can't do that yet.
- You want more than 20 monitors for free.
When Fehlo fits better
- You want errors and uptime in one tool: when a page goes down, the error that caused it is right there.
- Data should stay in Germany, with no US providers for mail or interface.
- SSL certificates, domains and heartbeats for cron jobs on the free plan.
- 50 monitors at one-minute intervals cost €9 instead of €22.
Switching
Create your monitors in Fehlo again; heartbeats get a new URL for your cron job. There is no import from UptimeRobot. For status pages, point your CNAME record at Fehlo. What Fehlo checks is on uptime monitoring and status pages.
Sources
- UptimeRobot pricing, uptimerobot.com/pricing, retrieved 24 October 2026. Prices in euros as shown to a European visitor; UptimeRobot adjusts them by region.
- UptimeRobot terms and fair use policy, uptimerobot.com/terms, retrieved 24 October 2026.
- UptimeRobot data processing agreement, uptimerobot.com/dpa, retrieved 24 October 2026.
UptimeRobot is a trademark of UptimeRobot s. r. o. Fehlo is not affiliated with UptimeRobot.
Questions
May I use UptimeRobot's free plan commercially?
According to the terms on 24 October 2026, yes: UptimeRobot is available for any use, including commercial use. The pricing page still calls the plan "good for hobby and non-profit projects".
Is UptimeRobot GDPR compliant?
That's for your own assessment. The facts: operator in Slovakia, data primarily in the EU and secondarily in the US, and several providers in the US (uptimerobot.com/dpa, 24 October 2026). At Fehlo all data sits with Hetzner in Germany.
Can I use Fehlo for uptime only?
Yes. Uptime monitors and status pages work without an SDK. The Free plan gives you 20 monitors.