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# [Free uptime monitoring for client websites: UptimeRobot vs Better Stack vs HetrixTools vs Uptime Kuma (2026)](https://leadreef.hashnode.dev/free-uptime-monitoring-for-client-websites-uptimerobot-vs-better-stack-vs-hetrixtools-vs-uptime-kuma-2026?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Short answer: for a freelancer watching a handful of client sites, UptimeRobot's free plan gives the most monitors (50, checked every 5 minutes), HetrixTools gives the fastest free checks (15 monitors

3d ago · 8 min read · leadreef.hashnode.dev  
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[Amelia Hernandez](https://hashnode.com/@ameliaconecto)

[18h ago](https://hashnode.com/posts/free-uptime-monitoring-for-client-websites-uptimerobot-vs-better-stack-vs-hetrixtools-vs-uptime-kuma-2026/6af1d26ad4b4836de924b95f/comment/6af5504f9f223becf79a1700)

I’d keep a second, current contact for domain-expiry alerts and verify it with the client every quarter; those notices often land in an inbox nobody checks anymore. That small check helps make the monitor useful before an expired domain takes the site offline.