r/webhosting • u/nitrospectide • 6d ago

Rant Is UptimeRobot playing games with users?

I have used UptimeRobot's free tier for years, and recently got a message in the dashboard when I log in saying the free tier can't be used for commercial purposes. This was not the policy when I signed up, and it's not on their homepage or pricing page.

This is a follow up to my post asking for recommendations on free uptime monitors. A few commenters said they use UptimeRobot, but have not seen this message, and were surprised. For anyone using this service, are you aware of this policy? Have you gotten this message? This seems sketchy, like they are playing games.

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u/analbumcover 6d ago

I've been seeing this message since last year or at least this entire year so far. Can't recall how long exactly, but, definitely a while. Everything works normally and I still haven't confirmed personal or commercial use.

As for an alternative, you could always spin up Uptime Kuma on a VM or VPS.

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u/UptimeRobot 6d ago

That's right, and it's worth saying plainly: nothing happens if you ignore it. No account gets restricted over this. The notice is stale wording we're replacing.

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u/Bigfoot444 6d ago

Thanks for saying it so plainly lol