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mySites.guru No Longer Provides UptimeRobot Status Pages

mySites.guru No Longer Provides UptimeRobot Status Pages

mySites.guru no longer integrates with UptimeRobot.com for uptime monitoring or status pages.

We built our own monitoring engine instead. It’s part of the Ultimate Toolset included with every mySites.guru subscription, no extra cost.

⚠️ Why we stopped using UptimeRobot

mySites.guru used UptimeRobot for uptime monitoring from 2012 until August 2021. After UptimeRobot was acquired by itrinity in 2019, the service suffered repeated outages and our account was terminated without warning on multiple occasions. In July 2021, the new owners tried to raise our annual fee from $6,792 to $22,416 (a 352.4% increase) with 66 days' notice. We declined, and on 12th August 2021 we switched to our own custom-built monitoring engine. It handles all our monitoring at a fraction of the cost, with no third-party dependency.

The engine checks every connected site once per minute and runs three separate checks before firing an alert, so you’re not getting woken up over a false positive.

If you’re wondering why you’re getting downtime alerts, we wrote a separate guide on how the alerts work and what they mean. For a complete look at monitoring strategy for agencies, see the site monitoring and alerting guide.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does mySites.guru still use UptimeRobot for uptime monitoring?
No - mySites.guru replaced UptimeRobot with its own custom-built uptime monitoring engine after UptimeRobot attempted a 352% fee increase and changed its terms of service.
Why did mySites.guru stop integrating with UptimeRobot?
After UptimeRobot was acquired by new owners, they raised pricing by 352% and changed their terms to prohibit the integration mySites.guru had been running for nearly a decade.
What replaced UptimeRobot in mySites.guru?
mySites.guru built its own uptime monitoring engine that checks every connected site once per minute, with a three-step verification process before sending downtime alerts.
Does mySites.guru charge extra for uptime monitoring?
No - uptime monitoring is included free for all subscribers with no cap on the number of connected sites.
How often does the mySites.guru uptime monitor check my sites?
Every connected site is checked once per minute from dedicated monitoring infrastructure, separate from the main mySites.guru servers.

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