18 protocols. 20 free monitors. On-call scheduling, escalation policies, SLA reports. Native MCP for Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf.
Free forever for up to 20 monitors. No credit card required.
Built for developers and DevOps teams
Capabilities
10 monitoring and alerting capabilities built to keep your infrastructure reliable.
18 protocols: HTTP, SSL, TCP, UDP, WebSocket, gRPC, SMTP, IMAP, POP3, FTP, DNS, DNSBL, Ping, Heartbeat, PageSpeed, Keyword, SafeBrowsing, and more.
Expiry alerts at 30, 14, 7, and 1 day. Certificate chain validation and fingerprint change detection.
WHOIS and RDAP monitoring with renewal reminders at 60, 30, 14, and 7 days before expiry.
Detect changes to A, AAAA, MX, CNAME, TXT, and NS records. Get alerted the moment DNS is modified.
Monitor cron jobs, CI/CD pipelines, and scheduled tasks. Cron expression parser with human-readable descriptions. Ready-to-use integrations for Kubernetes CronJobs, GitHub Actions, and Docker.
Public status pages with subscriber notifications, custom CSS/JS, embeddable uptime badges (Markdown/HTML), QR codes, SEO tags, and password protection.
Timeline with notes, acknowledgement, root cause tracking. Escalation policies auto-notify next responder if no ACK within time limit.
Email, Telegram, Slack, Discord, webhooks. On-call scheduling with rotation and multi-step escalation policies. Incident acknowledgement stops escalation.
DNS lookup, WHOIS, SSL checker, HTTP headers, ping, traceroute, port scanner, subnet calculator, and more — no account needed.
Enterprise-grade SLA reports with real percentile data from TimescaleDB. Hourly breakdown, CSV export, and response time analytics.
Full REST API with interactive docs. Native MCP server for Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf. Embeddable status badges for README files.
Bonus
No account required. Open to everyone.
PingRadar has a native MCP (Model Context Protocol) server. Connect Claude Code, Cursor, or Windsurf to check uptime, list incidents, and pause monitors without leaving your editor.
{
"mcpServers": {
"pingradar": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://app.pingradar.online/api/v1/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer <your_token>"
}
}
}
}Why PingRadar
We're designed for the US market with a feature set that matches or exceeds the competition.
| Feature | PingRadar | Others |
|---|---|---|
| Monitoring protocols | 18 protocols | 5–9 protocols |
| Free tier | 20 monitors, 5-min | 5–50 monitors, 3–5 min |
| On-call scheduling | ✓ Rotation + escalation | $24+/mo or missing |
| Incident acknowledgement | ✓ ACK stops escalation | Paid only or missing |
| SLA reports (P50/P95/P99) | ✓ Real TimescaleDB data | Basic or missing |
| Status page subscribers | ✓ Email notifications | Paid only |
| MCP server (AI IDE) | ✓ Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf | Not available |
| Maintenance windows | ✓ Included ($13/mo) | $24+/mo or missing |
| Webhook retry + history | ✓ 5 retries with delivery log | Basic or missing |
| Price (50 monitors, 1-min) | $13/mo | $15–24/mo |
Getting started
Enter websites, domains, hostnames, or cron job endpoints. Pick your check interval and alert channels.
Our engine immediately begins monitoring. HTTP checks, SSL validation, DNS lookups, and WHOIS queries run on your schedule.
When something goes wrong, you're notified within seconds via your preferred channels. Zero false positives.
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