First things first: why trust this comparison
Statuo is built by Apdsoftware, an agency managing client sites every day. We used UptimeRobot for years, and for the job it was born for — knowing whether a site is down — it works. This comparison doesn't pretend otherwise: it says where each of the two wins, because the reader we want is an agency that needs to choose well, not someone to be convinced at any cost.
What UptimeRobot does well (genuinely)
Three things, and it has done them for fifteen years. The free plan: fifty monitors without a credit card is a real gift — with checks every 5 minutes and a basic status page included — and if your problem is "tell me when my site goes down", there is no reason to spend a euro. Global locations: checks from around the world, useful if your audience is intercontinental. Maturity: fifteen years on the market mean a battle-tested product, with a dozen notification integrations on paid plans.
If this is you — your own sites, alerts for yourself, zero budget — close this page and install UptimeRobot. That's not irony: it's the right advice.
Where the comparison changes nature
The breaking point comes the day the sites you monitor are not yours. From then on the questions change: who gets the credit when everything works? Does the client see your logo or an American tool's? Can you give them a status page on their domain? And above all: this vigilance work you already do — can you get paid for it?
UptimeRobot wasn't born to answer these questions, and it shows in the details: the status page is an accessory feature, white-label is a paid add-on, their brand resurfaces. Statuo was born only for this: every client gets their own page, with your colors, your logo, their domain — and Statuo never appears. The difference isn't a row in the table: it's the product.
The comparison, item by item
| What matters to an agency | Statuo | UptimeRobot |
|---|---|---|
| Status pages without the vendor's brand | Always, on every plan | White-label is a paid feature |
| Status pages included | One per client, unlimited | 1 "basic" on free · 3 on Solo · 100 on Team |
| Custom domain (status.client.com) | Per page, CNAME + automatic SSL | Not on the free plan |
| Check interval | Down to 1 minute, on all plans | 5 minutes on free · 60 s on paid |
| SSL expiry alerts | Always included | Paid plans only |
| Free plan | No (14-day trial) | Yes: 50 monitors, generous |
| Notification integrations | Email and Telegram (growing) | 5 on free, 12 on paid plans |
| Monitoring locations | Growing (Europe + USA) | 4 global areas |
| EU invoice with VAT handled | Yes (merchant of record) | US receipt |
| Data on servers in Europe | Yes | No |
| Interface and support in IT/EN/ES | Yes | English only |
| Built for reselling on subscription | It is the product | Not the goal |
| Years on the market | New (2026) | Since 2010 |
Data verified in July 2026 on UptimeRobot's official pricing page (from $9/mo Solo, $33/mo Team, annual billing, payments via Stripe in USD). UptimeRobot is a trademark of its respective owners; no affiliation.
When to choose UptimeRobot
- You monitor your own sites and alerts are enough
- You want to start free, today
- You need many global locations
- The brand on the status page doesn't concern you
When to choose Statuo
- You manage client sites and the credit should be yours
- You want to resell monitoring on subscription
- Every client deserves their own page, on their own domain
- EU invoicing and data in Europe are non-negotiable
The difference that pays: the reseller model
Let's run the numbers on a real agency: 20 clients on maintenance. Add a "monitoring and status page" line to the retainer at €15/month — a figure no client argues with, because it costs less than a coffee a day and buys peace of mind. That's €300/month of revenue. Statuo Starter costs €29/month: margin above 90%, and the status page under your brand works for your reputation on every client visit.
With a tool built for internal use, this model simply doesn't exist: you can use it, but you can't resell it — and the difference between a cost and a revenue line is all there.
Frequently asked questions
UptimeRobot is free: why pay for Statuo?
If you monitor your own sites, UptimeRobot free is an excellent choice — seriously. Statuo solves a different problem: giving each of your clients a status page under your brand and turning monitoring into a service you invoice. The comparison isn't about the price of the tool, it's about the margin of the service.
Can I use my own domain for status pages?
Yes: every status page can have its own domain (e.g. status.yourclient.com) with a CNAME record and an automatic certificate on first visit.
I already use UptimeRobot: is switching complicated?
No: add your sites to Statuo (name and URL, nothing to install), run both in parallel for a few days, then create the client status pages and switch off the old one. The 14-day trial covers the whole overlap.
Does Statuo have a free plan?
No: a 14-day trial. The product is for agencies reselling the service, not for hobby monitoring — for that, UptimeRobot free is perfect, and we say so openly.
What happens to my clients if Statuo shuts down or stops working?
Your monitoring data (sites, check history, statistics) is always exportable as CSV/JSON from the panel, at any time — and stays available for 30 days even after cancelling. There's no lock-in: you take everything with you and your clients won't notice, since all that changes on their end is the status page URL.
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