Freshping has shut down. Here is what to use instead.

Freshping was one of the few genuinely free uptime monitoring tools that did not have a catch. No monitor limits on the free plan, decent check intervals, reasonable alerts. A lot of developers and small teams relied on it precisely because it asked for nothing in return.

In early 2026 it shut down. No migration path, no export tool, just a closure notice. If you had monitors set up there, you are starting from scratch.

Why this keeps happening

Freshping was part of the Freshworks suite, and free monitoring tools tend to follow a predictable pattern. They attract users with a generous free tier, build up a large base, and then either shut down the free product, restrict it heavily, or get discontinued when it no longer fits the company's direction.

UptimeRobot went through a version of this in late 2024, restricting free accounts to non-commercial use only. Freshping went a step further and closed entirely. Neither gave users much warning. If you were on UptimeRobot before this, we covered what changed and what to look for in a replacement.

The lesson is not that free tools are bad. It is that free tools run by large companies have different incentives to those run by teams who depend on them as their main product.

What to think about when picking a replacement

The obvious things first: check intervals, alert channels, and how many monitors you need. But there are a few things that are easy to miss when you are comparing tools quickly. If you want a broader primer on what uptime monitoring actually does before diving into tool comparisons, our guide on how uptime monitoring works is worth a read first.

• What is included by default. Some tools charge extra for Slack notifications or multi-region checks. Worth reading the small print before signing up, not after.
• How the pricing scales. A low starting price can look attractive but get expensive quickly if you have a lot of monitors or need short check intervals. Tools that charge per monitor slot rather than per check can get costly at scale.
• False positives. Single-location checks can flag your site as down when the problem is actually with one network or region. Multi-region checks give you a much more reliable signal.
• Who is running it. A free tier offered by a large SaaS company is a different proposition to a paid product run by a small team whose entire business depends on getting this right.

How SiteSheriff is different

We built SiteSheriff because the existing options all had the same frustration: you either paid a flat subscription whether you needed it or not, or you relied on a free tier that could disappear without notice.

SiteSheriff charges per check at $0.000005. There is no monthly subscription and no minimum spend. Check intervals go down to 10 seconds on every account, and email, Slack, and webhook alerts are all included as standard. There are no monitor limits and no tiers. See a full breakdown of how SiteSheriff compares to the subscription-based alternatives.

To give you a sense of the cost: monitoring one site every minute works out at roughly $0.22 per month. Monitoring it every 30 seconds is around $0.43. You can run a lot of monitors for very little if you are not checking constantly.

You get $2 of free credit when you sign up, no card required. That is enough to run a handful of monitors for a while and get a feel for whether it works for you.