Comparison · Website & server monitoring
UptimeRobot vs HealthchecksBot
For watching a website or server that must answer requests, UptimeRobot (@itrinity_ur_bot) is the better choice: it checks sites from the outside and also sends SSL and domain-expiry alerts to a private chat, a group or a channel. The catch is the price: Telegram is not in the free plan and starts with Solo, from €9 a month billed annually. Healthchecks.io (@HealthchecksBot) answers a different question: it cannot tell whether a site responds, only whether a job has reported in. Pick Healthchecks.io for cron jobs and backups that fail silently: its free Hobbyist plan covers 20 jobs, Telegram alerts included.
@itrinity_ur_bot
SubscriptionOfficial
84/ 100
#1 in Website & server monitoringThe official Telegram bot of UptimeRobot, a website and server uptime monitor. You create monitors on uptimerobot.com, and down, up, SSL and domain-expiry alerts arrive in a private chat, a group or a channel. Telegram alerts need a paid plan: the free plan does not include this integration.
@HealthchecksBot
FreemiumOfficial
79/ 100
The official Telegram bot of Healthchecks.io, an open-source service that watches cron jobs, backups and other scheduled tasks: when a job stops pinging its URL on time, the alert lands in a Telegram chat, group, channel or topic. The free Hobbyist plan monitors 20 jobs.
By the numbers
UptimeRobot is ahead: 84 against 79 out of 100 for HealthchecksBot. UptimeRobot wins on functionality, popularity & trust. HealthchecksBot wins on price & free tier. UptimeRobot: Subscription · The free UptimeRobot plan (50 monitors, 5-minute checks) does not include the Telegram integration. HealthchecksBot: Freemium · Hobbyist plan: 20 jobs and 100 log entries per job, Telegram alerts included.
At a glance
| UptimeRobot | HealthchecksBot | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing and limits | Subscription · The free UptimeRobot plan (50 monitors, 5-minute checks) does not include the Telegram integration | Freemium · Hobbyist plan: 20 jobs and 100 log entries per job, Telegram alerts included |
| Languages | EN | EN |
| Inline mode | no | no |
| Mini App | no | no |
| Works in groups | yes | yes |
| Works in channels | yes | yes |
| Accepts voice | no | no |
| Accepts files | no | no |
| Requires phone number | no | no |
| Requires registration | yes | yes |
| Shows ads | no | no |
| Official | yes | yes |
| Developer | UptimeRobot | Healthchecks.io |
| Last check | October 22, 2026 | October 22, 2026 |
Score by criterion
| Criterion | Weight | UptimeRobot | HealthchecksBot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Functionality | 25 | 9 | 6 |
| Reliability & speed | 15 | 9 | 9 |
| Popularity & trust | 15 | 9 | 7 |
| Price & free tier | 10 | 4 | 9 |
| Usability | 10 | 7 | 7 |
| Safety & privacy | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Freshness | 5 | 9 | 9 |
| Localization | 5 | 10 | 10 |
| No intrusive ads | 5 | 10 | 10 |
| Total | 100 | 84 | 79 |
Pros and cons
UptimeRobot
- Official bot of one of the most widely used uptime monitors
- Groups and channels, several integrations per account
- SSL and domain-expiry alerts on top of downtime
- The Telegram integration is not in the free plan
- Monitors are managed on the website, not in the bot
HealthchecksBot
- Official bot, linked from Healthchecks.io itself
- Catches silent failures that uptime checks miss
- Generous free plan and open-source code
- Does not check whether a website responds, only whether jobs report in
- Each job has to be changed to call its ping URL
Frequently asked questions
UptimeRobot or HealthchecksBot: which is better?
UptimeRobot is ahead: 84 against 79 out of 100 for HealthchecksBot. UptimeRobot wins on functionality, popularity & trust. HealthchecksBot wins on price & free tier. UptimeRobot: Subscription · The free UptimeRobot plan (50 monitors, 5-minute checks) does not include the Telegram integration. HealthchecksBot: Freemium · Hobbyist plan: 20 jobs and 100 log entries per job, Telegram alerts included.
Are UptimeRobot and HealthchecksBot free?
UptimeRobot: Subscription · The free UptimeRobot plan (50 monitors, 5-minute checks) does not include the Telegram integration. HealthchecksBot: Freemium · Hobbyist plan: 20 jobs and 100 log entries per job, Telegram alerts included.
Do UptimeRobot and HealthchecksBot work in groups?
UptimeRobot: yes. HealthchecksBot: yes.