Uptime monitoring and incident management
Rookflare vs Better Stack
Uptime with unlimited phone and SMS alerts, status pages and on-call tools. Rookflare adds screenshot comparison and page checks.
Comparison
UptimeRobot alternative: Rookflare vs UptimeRobot
UptimeRobot tells you when a URL stops responding, with checks down to 15 seconds and a free plan. Rookflare checks uptime too, and also looks at the page itself: screenshots on desktop and mobile, JavaScript errors, broken images and search settings.
Short answer
Rookflare or UptimeRobot?
If you only need to know whether a site responds, UptimeRobot is cheaper and checks more often. Pick Rookflare when a site can be up and still broken: a missing button, a failed image or a layout that changed after a release.
Rookflare fits if
- You want to know when a page that still loads looks wrong or throws JavaScript errors.
- You want desktop and mobile screenshots compared with a version your team approved.
- You manage client sites and want monthly white-label reports with uptime and scan results.
Feature by feature
Rookflare vs UptimeRobot
Taken from each product’s own pricing and feature pages. Numbers in brackets link to the source.
| Feature | Rookflare | UptimeRobot |
|---|---|---|
| Screenshot comparison | Yes Desktop and mobile screenshots of every monitored page, compared with the approved version | Not stated Screenshot comparison not stated; a website change monitor is listed [2] |
| Changes approved before they become the reference | Yes A change becomes the new baseline only after someone on your team approves it | Not stated |
| How often pages are checked | Scans every 6 hours on Agency, every 12 hours on Growth, daily on Starter, plus a scan on demand | 5 minutes on Free, 60 seconds on Solo, 30 on Team, 15 on Scale [1] |
| Checks inside each page | Yes Status codes, redirects, JavaScript errors, broken images and search settings on every scan | Partly Keyword, SSL and domain expiry, DNS and response time; JavaScript errors and broken images not stated [2] |
| Uptime monitoring | Yes Every minute on Agency, every 5 minutes on Growth, not on Starter; from one EU location | Yes HTTP, ping, port, keyword and heartbeat monitors [2] |
| Alert channels | Yes Email on every plan; Slack on Growth and Agency | Yes Email, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord, Telegram, PagerDuty, webhooks and more [2] |
| SMS and phone call alerts | Yes SMS for critical problems and a call when a site goes down: 50 a month on Growth, 200 on Agency | Partly SMS and voice calls from credits: 10–20 on Solo, 30 on Team, 50–200 on Scale; credits do not renew [1] |
| Client reports | Yes Monthly white-label client reports with uptime and scan results on Agency | Not stated |
| Public status pages | No No public status pages | Yes 1 on Free, 3 on Solo, 100 white-label on Team, unlimited on Scale [1] |
| Deploy webhook or API | Yes A deploy webhook starts a scan after each release on Growth and Agency | Partly API listed; deploy webhook not stated [2] |
| Free plan | No No free plan | Yes 50 monitors checked every 5 minutes, no card [1] |
| Free trial | Yes 14-day free trial with Growth features on 1 website and 25 pages | Partly No trial listed; 14-day money-back guarantee [1] |
| Starting price | €19 a month (Starter, provisional) | €10 a month (Solo, billed monthly) [1] |
Pricing
Plans side by side
Prices are shown in the currency each company uses, before tax. We do not convert them. Rookflare prices are provisional until billing launches.
Rookflare
- Starter
- €19 a month
- 1 website, 25 pages
- Growth
- €49 a month
- 5 websites, 150 pages
- Agency
- €99 a month
- 20 websites, 500 pages
UptimeRobot [1]
- Free
- €0
- 50 monitors, every 5 minutes, 1 status page
- Solo
- €10 a month
- 10 monitors, every 60 seconds
- Team
- €35 a month
- 100 monitors, every 30 seconds, white-label status pages
- Scale
- €65 a month
- 200 monitors, every 15 seconds
Fair to say
When UptimeRobot is the better choice
No tool fits every team. These are the cases where we would point you elsewhere.
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You need very frequent checks
UptimeRobot checks every 60 seconds on Solo and down to 15 seconds on Scale. Rookflare checks at most every minute, on Agency.
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You monitor many endpoints for little money
UptimeRobot’s free plan covers 50 monitors, and it also offers ping, port, keyword and heartbeat monitors. Rookflare watches websites, not servers or cron jobs.
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You want status pages
UptimeRobot includes status pages, white-label from the Team plan. Rookflare has no status pages.
Switching
Moving from UptimeRobot to Rookflare
You can keep UptimeRobot running while you try Rookflare and switch once you trust the alerts.
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Add your website
Enter the address and verify that you control the domain.
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Pick the pages
Rookflare reads your sitemap. Choose the pages that matter, such as the homepage, pricing and checkout.
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Approve the first screenshots
The first scan becomes your baseline once you approve it. Then choose where alerts go: email, Slack, SMS or phone.
What is the main difference between Rookflare and UptimeRobot?
UptimeRobot checks whether a URL, port or server responds. Rookflare also checks uptime, and looks inside the page: it compares desktop and mobile screenshots with an approved version and flags server errors, JavaScript errors, broken images and search settings.
Can I keep UptimeRobot and add Rookflare?
Yes. You can keep UptimeRobot for servers and APIs and use Rookflare for what visitors see. Rookflare’s Starter plan has no uptime checks, so it does not repeat what UptimeRobot already does.
How often does Rookflare check uptime?
Every minute on Agency and every 5 minutes on Growth, from one location in the EU. Starter has no uptime checks.
Can I try Rookflare before I switch from UptimeRobot?
Yes. The 14-day free trial has Growth features for 1 website and 25 pages, so you can run it next to UptimeRobot and compare the alerts. It's one free trial per person.
Start monitoring your website
Add your address, pick the pages and approve the first scan as your baseline.
Plans start at €19 per month. Prices are provisional.
Sources
Sources and method
- UptimeRobot pricing (https://uptimerobot.com/pricing/)
- UptimeRobot homepage (https://uptimerobot.com/)
We read each company’s own pricing and feature pages and wrote down only what they state. Where a page does not mention a feature, the table says “Not stated”, which does not mean the product lacks it. Prices and features change, so check the linked pages before you decide.
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