Free plan
Free Website Monitoring That Actually Checks If Your Site Works
Most free monitoring tools ping your server and tell you it's "up." But a 200 OK doesn't mean your site works. Your JS could be broken, your CSS could be missing, your CDN could be serving stale files. Sitewatch's free plan gives you real website monitoring — asset validation, MIME checks, and root cause diagnosis — not just uptime pings.
- Every linked asset validated — JS, CSS, images, fonts
- No credit card required. Free forever for 1 site
- Root cause diagnosis with stack-specific fix guidance
Free plan includes
Real monitoring, not just a ping
1 site, fully monitored
Monitor one website with the same deep checks that paid plans use. Every linked asset is validated — JS bundles, stylesheets, images, and fonts.
30-minute integrity checks + 5-minute pings
Your site is checked every 30 minutes with full integrity checks and every 5 minutes with ping checks. Each integrity check validates the full page — not just whether the server responds, but whether everything on the page actually loads.
Root cause diagnosis
When something breaks, you get automatic root cause diagnosis — not just "your site is down." Sitewatch tells you what broke, why, and how to fix it.
Email alerts
Get notified by email when your site has issues. No alert fatigue — you only hear from us when something is actually broken.
SHA-256 page fingerprinting
Detect unexpected content changes. Sitewatch fingerprints your page structure and alerts you when something shifts.
Incident history
See your site's health history over time. Track when issues occurred and how they were resolved.
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Free
1 site forever
No credit card
Required
How free plans compare
Free website monitoring vs free uptime monitoring
| Feature | Typical free uptime tool | Sitewatch free plan |
|---|---|---|
| What it checks | HTTP status code | Full page + every linked asset |
| JS/CSS validation | No | Yes |
| MIME type verification | No | Yes |
| Root cause diagnosis | No | Yes |
| Content change detection | Keyword matching | SHA-256 fingerprinting |
| Fix guidance | No | Stack-specific playbooks |
| False positive handling | Manual | 2-of-3 retry confirmation |
What it checks
JS/CSS validation
MIME type verification
Root cause diagnosis
Content change detection
Fix guidance
False positive handling
Growing?
When you need more
Starter — 25 sites, $9/mo
For freelancers and small teams managing multiple sites. 15-minute integrity checks, deploy hooks, Slack & webhook alerts, and a branded status page.
Pro — 100 sites, $19/mo
For agencies and teams with a portfolio of client sites. 5-minute integrity checks, multi-region checks (EU + US), API monitoring, unlimited status pages, and all 6 alert channels.
Annual billing — pay for 10, get 12
Starter $90/year ($7.50/mo, save $18). Pro $190/year ($15.83/mo, save $38). Same features, less cost.
Free plan FAQ
Yes. Monitor 1 site with full asset validation, root cause diagnosis, and email alerts — no credit card, no trial expiration, no feature gating on the core checks. The free plan exists so you can see how Sitewatch works before committing.
The free plan covers 1 site with 30-minute integrity checks, 5-minute pings, and email alerts. Paid plans add more sites (25 or 100), faster integrity checks (15 min or 5 min), deploy hooks, Slack/webhook alerts, multi-region checks, API monitoring, status pages, and auto-reports.
Yes, upgrade anytime from your dashboard. Your monitoring history and settings are preserved. No migration needed.
UptimeRobot's free plan monitors 50 URLs with HTTP pings — checking if the server responds. Sitewatch's free plan monitors 1 site with deep checks — validating every JS, CSS, image, and font asset on the page. It's 1 site vs. 50 endpoints, but the depth of each check is fundamentally different.
A site is one domain. You can monitor multiple pages within that domain. Each check validates the page and every linked asset on it — potentially dozens or hundreds of individual resources per page.
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Start monitoring your website for free
No credit card. No trial. Free forever for 1 site.