Clesk Uptime. Or Versionista / Fluxguard?

Versionista was long a go-to tool for archiving versions of web pages. New accounts are now only available through Fluxguard, the platform of the same US provider, so this page compares with Fluxguard. Clesk Uptime focuses on your own websites, a small entry point and servers in Germany.

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The comparison at a glance

Details about Versionista / Fluxguard: as of October 2026, based on publicly available vendor information. Please verify there.

Comparison
Clesk Uptime
Versionista / Fluxguard
Comparison method
Clesk UptimeText, HTML and CSS stored as versions with a line-by-line comparison, no screenshots
Versionista / FluxguardText comparison (default), visual comparison and HTML after JavaScript execution; network activity as well
Free plan
Clesk Uptime1 page, hourly to daily, plus 3 uptime monitors; commercial use allowed
Versionista / FluxguardFree: 3 sites according to the pricing page (estimated at about 10 pages per site, checked daily), 3 versions per page, 1 user
Paid entry plan
Clesk UptimePro: €7.90 per month or €79 per year incl. 19% VAT (10 pages, plus 20 uptime monitors)
Versionista / FluxguardStandard: USD 110 per month or USD 1,110 per year plus taxes (25 sites estimated, 25 versions per page, 3 users)
Shortest interval
Clesk Uptime15 minutes on Pro and Business, hourly on Free
Versionista / Fluxguard15 minutes to monthly; down to 5 minutes on the Premium plan; new pages daily by default
Billing
Clesk UptimeFixed plans by number of pages; checks do not count against a monthly quota
Versionista / FluxguardCredits: every crawled page uses one, unused credits expire; AI analysis costs extra credits
Version history
Clesk UptimeThe last 100 versions per page; compare any versions as text, HTML or CSS and download them
Versionista / Fluxguard3, 25 or 100 versions per page depending on the plan; older ones are deleted
Area and noise
Clesk UptimeArea via CSS selector, ignore list, at most one message per hour with a summary
Versionista / FluxguardCSS area filters from Standard, ignore keywords, network blocks, pixel threshold; AI summaries from Plus
Notifications
Clesk UptimeEmail on every plan; Slack, Discord and webhook on Pro and above
Versionista / FluxguardEmail right away or as a daily summary; webhooks on the Premium plan; Slack and Zapier are offered
JavaScript pages
Clesk UptimeCompares the delivered source, without running JavaScript in a browser
Versionista / FluxguardEvery page is fully loaded in headless Chrome, including pages behind logins (from Standard)
Provider and data location
Clesk UptimeClesk Digital GmbH, Germany; servers in Germany; prices in euros incl. VAT
Versionista / FluxguardLegitScript LLC, Portland, Oregon (USA); processing in the US and other countries; prices in US dollars plus taxes
Uptime monitoring
Clesk UptimeIn the same account: websites, APIs, cron jobs, SSL certificates and domains
Versionista / FluxguardNotes when a domain does not resolve; the vendor does not describe uptime monitoring with response times or status pages

When is Fluxguard the better choice?

  • You want whole websites with many subpages crawled: Fluxguard bills by sites and credits per crawled page.
  • Your pages appear through JavaScript or sit behind a login: Fluxguard loads them in a full browser.
  • You need visual comparison, network activity or AI analysis of changes.
  • You want to watch third-party pages. Clesk Uptime is deliberately designed for your own pages and client projects with consent.

When is Clesk Uptime the better choice?

  • You want a small entry point: 1 page free and 10 pages for €79 per year instead of plans from USD 110 per month.
  • You want outages and changes in one tool: uptime, SSL, domains, cron jobs and change monitoring in the same account.
  • Your clients or your data protection officer expect a German provider with servers in Germany and euro prices including VAT.
  • You prefer fixed plans to credits: every check is included in the plan.

Frequently asked questions

What happened to Versionista?

Versionista belongs to Fluxguard. According to the Versionista homepage, new accounts are created through Fluxguard, and existing Versionista accounts remain supported. The details in this comparison therefore refer to Fluxguard (as of October 2026).

Is Clesk Uptime a Versionista alternative?

For your own websites and client projects, yes: Clesk Uptime stores text, HTML and CSS as versions and reports every change with a line-by-line comparison. If you want whole websites crawled or pages behind a login checked, Fluxguard is the better fit.

What does switching cost?

With Clesk Uptime, 1 page is free and Pro costs €79 per year including VAT for 10 pages and 20 uptime monitors. Fluxguard Standard costs USD 110 per month or USD 1,110 per year plus taxes (as of October 2026).

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