Uptime Robot
✓ Verified by EU AltsFree website uptime monitoring with 5-minute intervals — a Bulgarian alternative to PagerDuty.
Overview
Uptime Robot builds developer tools and monitoring software since 2010 and is listed with a Sofia, Bulgaria base. Its recorded ownership is based in Central Europe (unconfirmed — parent "itrinity s.r.o.", Slovak/Czech legal form), so EU jurisdiction is not assumed. EU Alts has not independently confirmed its exposure to the US CLOUD Act — the ownership and hosting facts recorded for it do not establish that it is outside the Act's reach — see the Details section below for what's known so far.
Why European teams pick Uptime Robot
Teams in Europe consider Uptime Robot when they want a developer tools provider that bills in EUR, operating since 2010. EU Alts has not independently verified Uptime Robot's exposure to the US CLOUD Act — check the Details section for the recorded facts.
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About
Uptime Robot monitors website and API uptime every 5 minutes from 12 global locations, alerting teams by email, SMS, Slack, or webhook when a site goes down. It provides a generous free tier monitoring up to 50 monitors at 5-minute intervals and processes EU customer data under GDPR with a DPA available. Uptime Robot is one of the most widely used uptime monitoring tools in the world and is particularly popular among European startups, agencies, and freelancers for basic uptime monitoring at no cost.
Details
- Founded
- 2010
- Headquarters
- Sofia, Bulgaria
- Ownership
- Owned by Itrinity (itrinity s.r.o.) (Central Europe (unconfirmed — parent "itrinity s.r.o.", Slovak/Czech legal form))
- Verified
- 2026-09-03
- Last checked
- 2026-09-03
- Company size
- 11–50 employees
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Frequently asked questions
What does Uptime Robot do?
Uptime Robot is free website uptime monitoring with 5-minute intervals — a bulgarian alternative to pagerduty. It is listed under developer tools and monitoring on EU Alts because its core functionality serves teams looking for a European developer tools tool with EU data residency, typically as a switch away from Datadog.
Is Uptime Robot GDPR compliant?
Uptime Robot is listed in Sofia, Bulgaria, but its recorded ownership is based in Central Europe (unconfirmed — parent "itrinity s.r.o.", Slovak/Czech legal form), so EU jurisdiction is not assumed. EU Alts has not independently verified Uptime Robot's exposure to the US CLOUD Act; check the recorded ownership and hosting facts below before relying on it for Schrems II purposes.
How do teams switch from Datadog to Uptime Robot?
Teams considering a move from Datadog to Uptime Robot are usually drawn by its developer tools workflow fit. EU Alts has not independently verified Uptime Robot's exposure to the US CLOUD Act, so treat any CLOUD Act or Schrems II conclusions as provisional. Plan a migration in stages regardless: export your data from the US incumbent, pilot Uptime Robot with a small team, then move the rest once integration coverage is confirmed.
Where is Uptime Robot based?
Uptime Robot is headquartered in Sofia, Bulgaria. The company was founded in 2010. Its main website is https://uptimerobot.com.