Toolradar Research
Monitoring software statistics 2026
First-party data on the 182 monitoring tools Toolradar tracks: a 4.51 weighted average, and a $19 median against a $202 mean.
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Key findings
What the data shows.
- 01
182 monitoring tools tracked, holding 22,694 aggregated third-party reviews at a 4.51 weighted average. (Source: Toolradar directory, September 17, 2026.)
- 02
Better Uptime leads volume at 4.70 from 4,303 reviews. UptimeRobot sits at 4.60 from 1,535. (Source: Toolradar directory, September 17, 2026.)
- 03
The median paid plan starts at $19 a month. The mean is $202. (Source: Toolradar directory, September 17, 2026.)
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65% offer a free tier. Uptime checks still start free. (Source: Toolradar directory, September 17, 2026.)
- 05
115 rated tools average 4.47 unweighted. (Source: Toolradar directory, September 17, 2026.)
About the research
How we built this report.
Toolradar tool database. Editorial review with weekly pricing verification.
2026. Snapshot taken September 17, 2026. Refresh due Dec 17, 2026.
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Monitoring rates well and prices in two bands. Toolradar tracks 182 tools holding 22,694 reviews at a weighted 4.51, one of the stronger scores in this wave. The median entry is $19. The mean is $202, because a ping checker and an enterprise APM suite share a label. Better Uptime holds 4,303 reviews at 4.70. UptimeRobot holds 1,535 at 4.60. Freshping holds 993 at 4.60.
Every figure below is computed from the Toolradar directory on September 17, 2026. The live dashboard is Monitoring statistics. The buyer ranking is best monitoring software.
How large the category is
We track 182 published tools, or 1.7% of the 10,619 tools in the directory. 73% (132 of 182) were added to Toolradar in 2026. "Added" means added to our directory, not founded this year.
A $19 ping is not a $202 observability bill. Know which band you are in.
How these tools are priced
35% of the 182 tools are paid-only. 65% offer a free tier or freemium plan (118 tools). 17% are fully free.
n = 182 tools, September 17, 2026How monitoring software are priced
For the 43 tools that publish a paid tier, the median entry price is $19 a month and the mean is $202.
n = 43 tools with a published paid tierEntry price distribution
The catalog-wide median entry is $20 (software pricing statistics).
How these tools are rated
115 of 182 tools carry a rating (63%). Those ratings rest on 22,694 reviews. Unweighted mean 4.47. Review-weighted mean 4.51.
n = 115 rated toolsRating distribution
The most-reviewed tools on September 17, 2026:
| Tool | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Better Uptime | 4.70 | 4,303 |
| UptimeRobot | 4.60 | 1,535 |
| Freshping | 4.60 | 993 |
| Spiceworks | 4.30 | 964 |
Source: Toolradar directory, September 17, 2026.
The public pile is uptime checkers, not Datadog-class APM. High scores here describe pings, not traces.
The highest-rated tools with at least 150 aggregated reviews:
| # | Tool | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naverisk RPA | 4.80 | 169 |
| 2 | Better Uptime | 4.70 | 4,303 |
| 3 | PRTG | 4.70 | 372 |
| 4 | Better Stack | 4.70 | 344 |
| 5 | Checkmk | 4.70 | 344 |
| 6 | UptimeRobot | 4.60 | 1,535 |
| 7 | Freshping | 4.60 | 993 |
| 8 | Site24x7 | 4.60 | 852 |
| 9 | Auvik | 4.60 | 484 |
| 10 | Uptime.com | 4.60 | 450 |
Naverisk RPA leads at 4.80.
Review volume by platform:
| Review platform | Tools with a profile | Aggregated reviews | Mean rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| G2 | 109 | 17,852 | 4.60 |
| Capterra | 39 | 2,991 | 4.60 |
| SourceForge | 15 | 1,378 | 4.37 |
| Trustpilot | 6 | 400 | 4.54 |
| Peerspot | 3 | 71 | 3.96 |
| TrustRadius | 1 | 2 | 4.60 |
Three tools worth comparing are Better Uptime, UptimeRobot, and AWS. AWS is the infra those pings watch.
How often pricing moves
Our pricing tracker logged 14 pricing changes for these tools in 2026, 0 of them applied.
How this data was measured
Every figure in this report is computed live from the Toolradar directory on September 17, 2026, covering the 182 published tools we categorize under Monitoring. Pricing model is read from each vendor's official pricing page. The entry price is the cheapest positive monthly tier a tool publishes. Ratings and review counts are aggregated from third-party platforms (G2, Capterra, Trustpilot and others), not from Toolradar's own reviews. The leaderboard floor is 150 aggregated reviews. This is a directory snapshot, not a survey.
Cite this report
- APA: Corneloup, L. (2026). Monitoring software statistics 2026. Toolradar Research. https://toolradar.com/reports/monitoring-software-statistics
- MLA: Corneloup, Louis. "Monitoring software statistics 2026." Toolradar Research, 17 Sept. 2026, toolradar.com/reports/monitoring-software-statistics.
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