Comparison

Clesk Uptime.Or updown.io?

updown.io from Paris is a pleasantly minimalist monitoring service with credit-based pricing and very low costs. Both services are European and lean; the differences lie in the model: usage-based billing versus predictable fixed plans, France versus Germany.

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The comparison at a glance

Details about updown.io: as of July 2026, based on publicly available vendor information. Please verify there.

Comparison
Clesk Uptime
updown.io
Pricing model
Clesk UptimeFixed plans: Free €0, Pro €79/year, Business €199/year, all incl. VAT
updown.ioCredits per check (1 credit = 1 check); 10 websites every 2 minutes from about €2-5/month
Free plan
Clesk UptimeYes, permanent: 3 monitors, 5-minute checks, status page
updown.ioStarter credits (100,000), then pay as you go
Fastest check interval
Clesk Uptime60 seconds (Pro/Business)
updown.io15 seconds (at correspondingly higher credit usage)
Feature set
Clesk UptimeUptime, SSL, keyword, heartbeats, status pages, signed check logs
updown.ioUptime, SSL, text match, cron/pulse monitoring, status pages, domain expiry
Signed check logs
Clesk UptimeYes, cryptographically signed and verifiable offline
updown.ioNo
Provider and contract
Clesk UptimeGerman provider, German terms and support, prices include VAT
updown.ioProvider from France (Paris); payment via card, SEPA and cryptocurrencies

When is updown.io the better choice?

  • Minimal cost comes first: a few checks cost only a few euros per year there.
  • You want 15-second intervals for especially fast outage detection.
  • Pay-as-you-go and payment options like cryptocurrencies fit your setup.

When is Clesk Uptime the better choice?

  • You want predictable fixed prices including VAT instead of credit usage that varies with intervals.
  • German terms, German support and a German invoice matter to you or your clients.
  • You want to prove outages: signed check logs instead of plain history data.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is updown.io not cheaper?

For small setups often yes, that is the honest answer. If the absolute lowest price is your goal, updown.io serves you well. Clesk Uptime offers fixed VAT-inclusive prices, German support and signed evidence instead.

How do the two differ on privacy?

Both providers are based in the EU. The difference is in the details: with Clesk Uptime, the contract partner, terms, support and server location are consistently German.

Does Clesk Uptime use credits too?

No, deliberately not. There are fixed plans with a clear monitor quota; extra monitors come in transparent blocks of ten. Your price is fixed in advance and does not fluctuate with usage.

Clesk Uptime

European, lean, predictable.

Three monitors free forever, fixed prices instead of credit math.

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