Question 1

How does pay-as-you-go pricing work?

Accepted Answer

You pay $0.000005 per check, which works out to $0.01 per 2,000 checks. Add credit to your account and we draw from it as your monitors run. No subscription, no monthly fee, no contract. When your credit runs low we'll let you know, and you top up whenever you need to.

Question 2

How much will it actually cost me?

Accepted Answer

It depends on how many sites you monitor and how often. As a rough guide: 10 sites checked every minute uses around 432,000 checks per month, which works out to about $2.16. The same 10 sites on 10-second intervals comes to around $12.96/month. Use the pricing calculator on the homepage to dial in your exact setup.

Question 3

What's the minimum top-up amount?

Accepted Answer

Start with $2 free credit, no card required. Whenever you're ready to top up, the minimum is just $5 - whether that's after 1 day or 1 year. No commitment, no contract, no monthly bill.

Question 4

What happens when my credit runs out?

Accepted Answer

We'll notify you when your balance gets low. Monitoring continues until your balance hits zero, then checks pause. Top up at any time to resume and your monitors, settings, and history will all be there waiting for you.

Question 5

What are credits, and how do they relate to dollars?

Accepted Answer

Inside the dashboard your balance is shown as credits - 1 credit pays for 1 HTTP check. It's the same as paying $0.000005 per check, just easier to read at a glance than fractional cents. $5 buys 1,000,000 credits, $20 buys 4,000,000 credits, and so on. Top-ups are still in dollars and credits never expire.

Question 6

What check intervals are available?

Accepted Answer

You can choose from 10 seconds up to 24 hours. The shorter the interval the faster you will know when something goes wrong, though the more checks you will use.

Question 7

What types of monitoring do you support?

Accepted Answer

SiteSheriff monitors HTTP and HTTPS endpoints: websites, APIs, and any URL-accessible service. You can track response time, status codes, and whether your site is reachable at all.

Question 8

How will I be notified when something goes down?

Accepted Answer

You can receive alerts via Email, Slack, and Webhooks. Set up the channels that work for your team and we'll reach out the moment we detect an issue.

Question 9

Where are your monitoring locations?

Accepted Answer

We monitor from multiple global locations so you get a realistic picture of how your site performs for users around the world, not just from one region.

Question 10

How do I get started?

Accepted Answer

Sign up, add your first site URL, pick a check interval, set up your alert channel, and you're live. The whole thing takes a few minutes. You'll get $2 of free credit when you sign up so you can try it without putting in payment details straight away.

Question 11

Can I stop monitoring at any time?

Accepted Answer

Yes, pause or delete any monitor whenever you like. There's nothing to cancel because there's no subscription. Any remaining credit stays in your account for when you want to use it again.

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