Uptime monitoring that charges for what you use
Most monitoring tools sell you a subscription tier and charge the same rate whether you use it or not. SiteSheriff charges $0.000005 per check, so your bill reflects your actual usage rather than the capacity you might need one day.
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Why teams choose SiteSheriff
The monitoring market is full of tools that lock you into subscription tiers. Here's what makes our approach different.
You pay for checks, not capacity
Most hosted monitoring services sell you a tier: a fixed number of monitors at a fixed price, whether you use the full allocation or not. SiteSheriff charges $0.000005 per check. Five monitors costs almost nothing. Fifty monitors costs proportionally more. No wasted subscription.
10-second check intervals
Check intervals as low as 10 seconds, available on every account from day one. Most monitoring tools cap at 30 seconds or 1 minute, and only on their highest tiers. No plan upgrade needed.
Alerts without tier conditions
Email, Slack, and webhook alerts are available on every account with no subscription plan required to unlock them. When your site goes down you find out immediately, regardless of how much credit you have in your account.
Global monitoring locations
We check from multiple locations around the world so a single regional network issue doesn't trigger a false alert. You get a realistic picture of how your site performs for users globally, not just from one data centre.
No subscriptions, no lock-in
Add credit when you need it. Pause monitors when you don't. There's nothing to cancel because there's no subscription. Your credit stays in your account indefinitely, so if you come back six months later it will still be there.
The math is simple
One price per check. Multiply by your monitors and interval to get your monthly estimate.
Barely anything. Ideal for quiet or staging sites.
Good for a small team or solo developer.
Suits a growing agency or product team.
For mission-critical services where speed matters most.
Common questions
How is SiteSheriff different from subscription-based monitoring tools?
Most uptime monitoring services charge a fixed monthly fee regardless of how many checks you actually run. SiteSheriff charges $0.000005 per check, so 10 monitors at 1-minute intervals costs around $2.16/month rather than a flat $7 to $15 for capacity you may not use. Your cost scales with actual usage.
Is SiteSheriff a good alternative to Freshping?
Freshping was shut down by Freshworks in early 2026. SiteSheriff is a direct replacement: pay-as-you-go pricing, email and Slack alerts, global monitoring locations, and check intervals starting from 10 seconds. No subscription required to get started.
Does SiteSheriff work for agencies managing multiple client sites?
Yes. With pay-per-check pricing you can tailor each monitor to the site it watches: 10-second intervals on a client's production storefront, 5-minute intervals on their staging environment. You only pay for the checks that actually run, so low-priority sites cost almost nothing. Flat per-site pricing models charge the same whether you check once a minute or once an hour.
What is the fastest check interval available?
SiteSheriff checks as often as every 10 seconds. Most subscription-based monitoring tools cap out at 30 seconds or 1 minute, and typically only on their most expensive tiers. SiteSheriff makes 10-second checks available from day one with no plan upgrade required.
Do I need a credit card to get started?
No. You get $2 of free credit when you sign up with no card required. That covers 400,000 checks so you can properly evaluate the service before adding payment details.
What happens if I only need monitoring occasionally?
That's exactly what pay-as-you-go is built for. Pause monitors when you don't need them, run checks only when you do. Fixed-subscription tools charge the same whether your monitors are active or not.
Ready to pay for what you actually use?
$2 free credit included. No credit card required. There is nothing to cancel because there is no subscription.
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