Switch from UptimeRobot to FourSight — 10-Minute Migration
To switch from UptimeRobot to FourSight: export your monitor list from UptimeRobot's dashboard or API, create a free FourSight account, re-create each monitor, reconnect alert channels, and run both in parallel for a day. There is no automated importer — most teams re-create 20 monitors in under 15 minutes.
Free plan: 10 monitors, commercial use allowed, no credit card.
What changed at UptimeRobot in 2025?
Two things, both announced in 2025. First, UptimeRobot restricted its free plan to non-commercial use: per the announced policy, monitoring client sites, agency work, or any revenue-generating business on the free tier is no longer permitted. Second, it restructured paid pricing upward — in community threads (r/selfhosted and elsewhere), long-time customers reported legacy plan renewals increasing by 400% or more.
Both changes are UptimeRobot's right to make, and its paid product still works fine. But if you're a freelancer, agency, or SaaS that was on the free plan — or a legacy customer facing a repriced renewal — you're now either out of policy or paying substantially more for the same monitors. That's the situation this page is for.
Policy and pricing details above are as announced by UptimeRobot and as reported in community threads; verify the current terms and prices at uptimerobot.com before deciding.
FourSight's free plan allows commercial use. Client sites, agency work, and production SaaS are explicitly permitted on the $0 tier — 10 monitors, 4-region validation, a status page, and no credit card required. This is the direct answer to the question UptimeRobot's 2025 change raised.
How do UptimeRobot plans map to FourSight?
Tier-by-tier. FourSight isn't always the cheaper sticker price — the difference is flat, public pricing with multi-region quorum, status pages, and escalations included in-tier instead of sold as add-ons.
| UptimeRobot tier | FourSight equivalent | FourSight price |
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| Free — 50 monitors, 5-min checks, non-commercial use only (per 2025 policy change, as announced) | Free — 10 monitors, 5-min checks, 4-region validation, 1 status page, commercial use allowed | $0 |
| Solo — entry paid tier (roughly $8/mo billed annually, as published July 2026) | Starter — 50 monitors, 1-min checks, email/Slack/webhook alerts, 2 status pages, maintenance windows | $16/mo |
| Team — mid tier (roughly $34/mo billed annually, as published July 2026) | Growth — 100 monitors, all 8 check types incl. heartbeat, 30s checks, escalation policies, multi-user orgs | $40/mo |
| Enterprise — top self-serve tier (roughly $54–64/mo billed annually, as published July 2026) | Pro — 250 monitors, 30s checks, SMS alerts, 10 status pages with custom CSS, 90-day history | $80/mo |
| Large estates / agencies beyond Enterprise | Scale — 500+ monitors, 15s checks, white-label status pages, SLA guarantee | $160/mo |
UptimeRobot figures are approximate, as published July 2026 — verify at uptimerobot.com. FourSight prices are our published rates; see /pricing.
Where does UptimeRobot still win?
An honest migration page owes you this section. Don't switch if these matter more to you than quorum validation and commercial-use-safe pricing:
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Brand and track record
UptimeRobot has been the household name in uptime monitoring for over a decade. If you need a vendor nobody in procurement will question, that history is worth something real.
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Native mobile apps
UptimeRobot ships polished iOS and Android apps. FourSight has a responsive web dashboard and pushes alerts via email, Slack, webhooks, and SMS — but no dedicated app.
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Bigger free monitor count for hobby use
50 free monitors vs FourSight's 10. If your project is genuinely non-commercial and you need sheer free quantity over multi-region validation, UptimeRobot's free tier is more generous.
Want the full feature-by-feature breakdown? FourSight vs UptimeRobot comparison →
How do you migrate from UptimeRobot to FourSight?
Six steps, all manual and all honest. Unlike a Freshping migration, your UptimeRobot dashboard still works — so export your configuration before you touch anything.
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Export your monitor list from UptimeRobot
Your UptimeRobot dashboard still works, so use it: list every monitor's URL, type, and interval. If you have many, UptimeRobot's read-only API can dump the full monitor list in one call — keep that JSON as your migration checklist and as a record of your configuration.
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Create a free FourSight account
Sign up at foursight.cloud — no credit card required. FourSight's free plan includes 10 monitors and explicitly allows commercial use, so you can validate the switch on real production sites before deciding whether you need a paid tier.
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Re-create your monitors in FourSight
Work down your list: HTTP and ping monitors map 1:1. There is no automated importer — we won't pretend otherwise — but adding a monitor takes about 30 seconds, and most teams re-create 20 monitors in under 15 minutes. On Growth and above, UptimeRobot keyword, port, SSL, and cron/heartbeat monitors all have direct equivalents.
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Map alert contacts to notification channels
Recreate your UptimeRobot alert contacts as FourSight channels: email on every plan, Slack and webhooks on Starter+, SMS on Pro+. On Growth+ you can replace flat contact lists with escalation policies — notify the on-call engineer first, escalate if nobody acknowledges.
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Rebuild your status page
Create a status page (every FourSight plan includes at least one), choose which monitors it shows, and re-point your status subdomain's CNAME. If you paid for UptimeRobot status-page add-ons, note that FourSight includes status pages in every tier.
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Run both in parallel, then cancel
Keep UptimeRobot running for a day or two alongside FourSight. Compare incident detection, trigger one test alert end-to-end, and screenshot any UptimeRobot uptime history you want to keep — history does not transfer. Then downgrade or cancel your UptimeRobot plan.
UptimeRobot migration FAQ
Is UptimeRobot free for commercial use?
As announced in UptimeRobot's 2025 plan changes, its free tier is restricted to non-commercial use — monitoring client sites or a revenue-generating business on the free plan is against the stated policy. Verify the current terms with UptimeRobot directly. FourSight's free plan, by contrast, explicitly allows commercial use.
Can I import my UptimeRobot monitors into FourSight automatically?
No. FourSight has no CSV or API import tool for other providers' monitors, and this page won't pretend it does. Migration is manual: export your list from UptimeRobot's dashboard or API, then re-create each monitor. Most teams re-create 20 monitors in under 15 minutes.
Does FourSight have a mobile app like UptimeRobot?
No — UptimeRobot's iOS and Android apps are a genuine advantage it holds. FourSight's dashboard is fully responsive in a mobile browser, and alerts reach you wherever you are via email, Slack, webhooks, and (on Pro+) SMS. If a dedicated mobile app is a hard requirement, UptimeRobot remains the better fit.
Is FourSight cheaper than UptimeRobot?
It depends on your tier and monitor count. FourSight's pricing is flat and public: Free (10 monitors), Starter $16/mo (50 monitors, 1-min checks), Growth $40/mo (100 monitors, all 8 check types, escalations), Pro $80/mo (250 monitors, SMS), Scale $160/mo (500+). Status pages, multi-region validation, and escalation policies are included in-tier rather than sold as add-ons.
What happens to my UptimeRobot uptime history?
It stays with UptimeRobot and cannot be transferred into FourSight. Before you cancel, export or screenshot any uptime reports you need for SLA records. FourSight starts building fresh multi-region history from your first check.
Why do people switch away from UptimeRobot?
The two triggers reported most often in community threads since 2025: the repricing (long-time customers reported renewal increases of 400% or more on legacy plans) and the free tier's new non-commercial restriction. Teams also cite single-vantage false positives — FourSight requires 4-region quorum agreement before opening an incident.
Worried about the commercial-use question specifically? Can you use UptimeRobot for commercial SaaS? →
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