Status and uptime monitoring
Self-hosted alternatives to Better Stack Uptime, priced
1 open-source tool that can replace Better Stack Uptime, each shown with what it would actually cost to run for a team of 10 people. Better Stack Uptime on the Responder tier costs $34.00 a month at that size.
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Better Stack's free tier includes 10 monitors and heartbeats and 1 status page. If that covers you, there is nothing to save.
| Tool | Server only | With your time | vs Better Stack Uptime | Operational weight | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uptime Kuma | $4.80 | $42.30 | -$449 | easy | MIT |
The final column is the 36-month difference: positive means self-hosting is cheaper.
Which one to pick
Uptime Kuma 91,286 stars
One container with SQLite. Cost scales with the number of monitors and their check interval, not with the number of people reading the dashboard.
At 10 people it needs 0.6 GB of memory and 5.1 GB of disk, which fits the Basic at Kamatera for $4.00 a month. Setting it up is roughly 2 hours of work, then 0.5 hours a month to keep it healthy.
Full Better Stack Uptime versus Uptime Kuma breakdown · Uptime Kuma at every team size
How the pricing was established
Better Stack Uptime pricing was read from its own pricing page on 2026-09-14. Server prices come from the providers listed on the hosting page. The sizing model and the cost of your time are set out in full on the methodology page.