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Product Updates

Introducing Signal Alerts for Website and API Downtime

Signal is a dedicated AlertsDown alert channel for website, API, and SSL monitoring on every paid plan.

September 24, 2026 Read More
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Guides

Send Website Downtime Alerts to Discord, Slack and More

Connect additional alert destinations to AlertsDown and send website downtime alerts to the tools your small team already uses.

September 11, 2026 Read More
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Guides

How to Get WhatsApp Alerts When Your Website Goes Down

Set up WhatsApp downtime alerts for a website or API, see what each message contains, and understand verification, plan, recovery, and delivery limits.

August 3, 2026 Read More
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Reliability Engineering

Service Down Playbook: Communicate Clearly and Recover Faster

Create a service down playbook that stabilizes systems, informs customers, and keeps stakeholders confident throughout an outage.

August 3, 2026 Read More
Startup founder comparing free and paid uptime monitoring tools

Reliability Engineering

Uptime Monitoring on a Startup Budget: Free and Cheap Options Compared

Looking for cheap uptime monitoring for startups? Here is an honest breakdown of free plans, hidden limits, and when it actually makes sense to pay.

March 14, 2026 Read More
Solopreneur monitoring website uptime on a simple dashboard

Reliability Engineering

The Solopreneur's Guide to Website Monitoring (Without the Complexity)

Website monitoring for solopreneurs should be simple, reliable, and fast to set up. Here is how to protect your business without becoming a DevOps engineer.

March 7, 2026 Read More
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