Web designers toolkit: server monitoring

MONITOR SERVER UPTIME/DOWNTIME

Downtime Monitoring by Jetpack
free, every five minutes

http://site24x7.com
I have been using this service for many years. Can pay for just a limited number of sms messages on an otherwise free account. Or pay for a full suite of other monitoring tools for apps. Their interface gets a bit confusing since they have added so many options over the years.

http://aremysitesup.com
They have an iPhone app with push notification that can alert you to your site’s status.

http://www.SiteUpAlert.com
Allows for searching for a particular string of text on a page. great for looking for updates.

http://www.VisiStat.com
server uptime is only one small feature of their analytics package.

http://UptimeRobot.com
good free option, 50 monitors, log for 2 months, 5 minute monitoring intervals

updated for 2018