UptimeGlass vs Velprove
Velprove is an uptime monitor with flat pricing and guides aimed at WordPress site owners. Its own website no longer showed the product when we checked, so the numbers below come from software directories.
Where Velprove is stronger
- Flat pricing without per-seat fees.
- A browser login check on the free plan.
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 | Velprove | UptimeGlass |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 10 monitors, 5-minute checks, SSL monitoring, 1 status page source: Velprove on GetApp | 10 WordPress sites, 5-minute checks, 30 days of history |
| Cheapest paid plan | Starter: $19 a month for 25 monitors, 1-minute checks source: Velprove on Capterra | Solo: $8.99 a month ($6.75 billed yearly) for 25 monitors, 1-minute checks |
| Sees WordPress errors behind "200 OK" | Not documented in the sources source: Velprove on Capterra | Yes: database, critical and fatal errors, from outside and through the plugin |
Which one should you use?
If you monitor servers, APIs and many things that are not WordPress, Velprove 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.