HookPulse vs Better Stack: heartbeat monitoring
HookPulse tells you when a backup, an automation or a scheduled task stops checking in, and when it is back.
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Side by side
| Topic | HookPulse | Better Stack |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 10 monitors, with their alerts. Extra monitors are free while billing is off; after the 7-day trial, their alerts need a plan. | $0 for personal projects: 10 monitors and heartbeats, 1 status page, Slack and e-mail alerts.Source, October 16, 2026 |
| Paid plans | Plans add 40, 90 or 490 monitors for 30 days, with no automatic renewal. The price shows when you go past the free plan. | From $34 a month per responder license, or $29 billed yearly.Source, October 16, 2026 |
| More heartbeats | Extra monitors are free while billing is off, up to 500 per network; after the 7-day trial, their alerts need a plan. | 10 heartbeats included; 10 more for $20 a month, or $17 billed yearly.Source, October 16, 2026 |
| Scope | Cron jobs, automations and websites, with a status page and badges. | Uptime, heartbeats, incident management, on-call and status pages, plus logs and traces.Source, October 16, 2026 |
Questions
Is HookPulse an incident management tool?
No. HookPulse watches jobs, automations and websites and alerts you. It has no on-call rotation and no log management.
Can I bring my crontab?
Yes. Send your crontab to the import: it shows one proposed monitor per scheduled line, and it creates nothing until you confirm.
Can I share the status of my jobs?
Yes. Share a status page, or put a monitor's badge in your documentation.