UptimeGlass vs Better Stack
Better Stack is an observability platform with uptime monitoring, on-call scheduling, logs and status pages. It suits engineering teams that need incident management.
Where Better Stack is stronger
- On-call rotations, phone calls and incident management.
- Logs and metrics in the same product.
Where UptimeGlass is stronger
- Reads WordPress errors behind "200 OK": database connection errors, critical errors and PHP fatal errors.
- The plugin reports database health, WP-Cron and the last fatal error with the plugin it came from.
- WordPress maintenance is shown as maintenance, not downtime; a stuck update gets one alert.
- Update Guard names the update that broke a site.
- Connects a site in one click from the WordPress admin.
Side by side
| Compared | Better Stack | UptimeGlass |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 10 monitors and heartbeats, 1 status page source: Better Stack pricing | 10 WordPress sites, 5-minute checks, 30 days of history |
| More monitors | $25 a month ($21 billed yearly) per 50 monitors source: Better Stack pricing | Monitor packs on Solo and Team, see pricing |
| People who get alerts | $34 a month ($29 billed yearly) per responder source: Better Stack pricing | No per-person fee; Team includes unlimited members |
| Sees WordPress errors behind "200 OK" | No WordPress-specific check listed source: Better Stack pricing | Yes: database, critical and fatal errors, from outside and through the plugin |
| Knows about WordPress updates and maintenance | Not listed source: Better Stack pricing | Yes: maintenance is not downtime; a stuck update gets one alert after 15 minutes |
Which one should you use?
If you monitor servers, APIs and many things that are not WordPress, Better Stack may fit better. If your sites run on WordPress and you want alerts that say what broke, try UptimeGlass on Free – it takes a minute.