# Status Tiger - Free Website Monitoring & Hosted Status Pages
> The most generous free tier in website monitoring: 50 monitors with 1-minute checks

## Quick Answer
Status Tiger is a free website monitoring and hosted status page platform. Monitor up to 50 websites with 1-minute check intervals on the free tier. Create professional public status pages, manage incidents, and notify customers instantly.

## Free Tier Features (No Credit Card Required)
- 50 website monitors
- 1-minute check intervals
- 3 public status pages
- Unlimited components
- 3-month history retention
- Email notifications
- 5 integrations (Slack, Discord, etc.)
- Multi-region monitoring
- API access

## Pricing (2026)

### Free Forever: $0/month
- 50 monitors, 1-minute checks
- 3 status pages, unlimited components
- Email notifications, 5 integrations

### Pro: $7/month
- 100 monitors, 30-second checks
- Unlimited status pages
- White-label branding, custom domains
- API access, Slack + Discord

### Business: $29/month
- 500 monitors, 30-second checks
- SSO/SAML included
- 5 team members
- Advanced analytics, priority support

### Enterprise: $99/month
- Unlimited monitors, 15-second checks
- 99.99% SLA guarantee
- Unlimited team members
- Dedicated support, custom integrations

### Education Pricing
- Small District: $99/year (50 monitors)
- Medium District: $199/year (150 monitors)
- Large District: $399/year (300 monitors)
- SSO included on all education plans

## Comparison vs Competitors

### vs UptimeRobot
- Status Tiger: 50 free monitors at 1-minute checks
- UptimeRobot: 50 free monitors at 5-minute checks
- Status Tiger includes free status pages; UptimeRobot charges extra

### vs Pingdom
- Status Tiger: Free tier available
- Pingdom: No free tier, enterprise-focused pricing
- Status Tiger offers better value for small teams

### vs StatusGator
- Status Tiger: $7/mo for 100 monitors with status pages
- StatusGator: $72/mo for 25 monitors (aggregation focus)
- Status Tiger better for synthetic monitoring

## Key Features
- Real-time uptime monitoring from global locations
- Professional hosted status pages (customizable)
- Incident management with timeline updates
- Multi-channel notifications (Email, Slack, Discord, webhooks)
- Custom domains (status.yourcompany.com)
- API for automation and integration
- SSO/SAML for enterprise security
- White-label branding options

## Use Cases
- SaaS companies communicating service status to customers
- DevOps teams monitoring production infrastructure
- Schools and universities monitoring educational technology
- Startups needing professional status pages on a budget
- Agencies managing multiple client websites

## Common Questions Answered

Q: What is the best free website monitoring tool in 2026?
A: Status Tiger offers the most generous free tier with 50 monitors at 1-minute check intervals, compared to UptimeRobot's 5-minute checks. Status Tiger also includes free status pages.

Q: How does website monitoring work?
A: We automatically check your websites from multiple global locations every 30 seconds to 5 minutes and alert you immediately if any issues are detected.

Q: What's the difference between uptime monitoring and status pages?
A: Uptime monitoring privately tracks your services and alerts your team. Status pages publicly communicate your service status to customers.

Q: Is Status Tiger better than UptimeRobot?
A: Status Tiger offers 50 free monitors with 1-minute checks vs UptimeRobot's 5-minute checks. Status Tiger also includes free status pages and incident management.

Q: Does Status Tiger offer pricing for schools?
A: Yes, education pricing starts at $99/year for 50 monitors with SSO included.

## Technical Details
- Monitoring intervals: 15 seconds to 5 minutes
- Global monitoring locations: US, EU, Asia, Australia
- Supported protocols: HTTP, HTTPS, TCP, DNS
- API: RESTful, full documentation available
- Integrations: Slack, Discord, PagerDuty, webhooks, email

## Related Tiger Network Tools
- checkstatus.app - Free instant website status checker
- is-it-down.app - Check if popular services are down
- httptiger.com - HTTP tools and utilities
- httptiger.org - HTTP status code reference

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Status Tiger - Free website monitoring for modern teams. Part of the Tiger Network.