Comparison

UptimeRobot and Checkly alternative for real journeys

UptimeRobot: great HTTP checks, limited browser journeys. Checkly: powerful Playwright, steeper learning curve. Pathly: click-by-click recording, EU-hosted, Solo plan without a card — built for agencies and e-commerce that want results without an ops team.

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What each tool checks
What each tool checks	UptimeRobot	Checkly	Pathly
Multi-step browser journey	No : HTTP, port, ping, keyword, API, UDP, DNS	Yes : Playwright	Yes : Flow, real browser
Journey built without code	No : no journeys	No : Playwright script	Yes : click-by-click recorder
Screenshot of the failure	No : no browser	Yes : one screenshot on failure	Yes : screenshot of the broken step
EU data hosting stated	Not stated on its page : not stated	Not stated on its page : not stated	Yes : GCP europe-west1, public DPA
Entry price	Free: 50 monitors, every 5 min	Free Hobby, then $24/month billed yearly	Free Solo plan, no card

Multi-step browser journey

Pathly: Yes : Flow, real browser
UptimeRobot: No : HTTP, port, ping, keyword, API, UDP, DNS
Checkly: Yes : Playwright

Journey built without code

Pathly: Yes : click-by-click recorder
UptimeRobot: No : no journeys
Checkly: No : Playwright script

Screenshot of the failure

Pathly: Yes : screenshot of the broken step
UptimeRobot: No : no browser
Checkly: Yes : one screenshot on failure

EU data hosting stated

Pathly: Yes : GCP europe-west1, public DPA
UptimeRobot: Not stated on its page : not stated
Checkly: Not stated on its page : not stated

Entry price

Pathly: Free Solo plan, no card
UptimeRobot: Free: 50 monitors, every 5 min
Checkly: Free Hobby, then $24/month billed yearly

Tools' public pages read on 10/30/2026. uptimerobot.com/pricing · checklyhq.com/pricing · checklyhq.com/docs/browser-checks

Pathly: a failed Flow, with the screenshot of the broken step and its steps — The broken step, in plain words: the click on “Pay” goes nowhere.
The screenshot, as the visitor saw the page.
The journey’s steps, green up to the one that breaks.
Screenshot of the Pathly app, with demo data.

When to choose what

UptimeRobot for 50 simple URLs cheap. Checkly if you have Playwright in CI and SRE team. Pathly if you want 5-minute setup, screenshots for non-devs, EU hosting.

Where UptimeRobot and Checkly win

UptimeRobot wins on HTTP volume, high frequency, SMS and mature integrations. Checkly wins if you want versioned Playwright in CI and an SRE team. Pathly does not replace that: keep HTTP uptime; add Pathly for the journey that makes money (cart → Pay), with an EU screenshot.