Best uptime monitoring plugins for WordPress
The most popular uptime monitoring plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. UptimeMonster Site Monitor leads with 100+ active installs, ahead of WPMissionControl (20+) and Better Uptime (20+). All 10 plugins tagged “uptime monitoring” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 uptime monitoring plugins
- 1.
UptimeMonster Site MonitorThe most installed uptime monitoring plugin, with 100+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
- 2.
WPMissionControl20+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 6 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 3.
Better Uptime20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.6.23.
- 4.
Watchman Tower20+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 5.
GuardrFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 6.
iSupportiveFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 7.
MarQira Uptime MonitorFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
- 8.
Z UpTime by ZubbinFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 weeks ago.
- 9.
SitewardFewer than 10 active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 5 days ago.
- 10.
Website CheckupsFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
All 10 plugins tagged “uptime monitoring”
UptimeMonster Site Monitor
Down in the last 7 days:126#14,697by UptimeMonster2 years ago
Monitor all activities and error logs of your WordPress site with UptimeMonster. Effortlessly simplify website management.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WPMissionControl
#26,119by alexkrauchn6 months ago
Monitor uptime, SSL, domain, integrity, malware, visual changes, activity, and errors. Lightweight client. Requires a WPMissionControl account.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Better Uptime
#28,221by simonbetteruptime5 years ago
Better Uptime is a radically better infrastructure monitoring platform that calls the right person on your team if anything goes wrong.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Watchman Tower
Down in the last 7 days:653#28,237by watchmantower2 months ago
Centralized WordPress monitoring for agencies. Track uptime, performance, SSL, and site health across multiple client sites.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Guardr
#57,580by Guardr1 month ago
Website health monitoring in wp-admin: health grade, uptime and misconfiguration checks for this site, run from outside your server.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
iSupportive
#58,305by isupportive3 months ago
Free WordPress support tickets, uptime monitoring and expert guidance in your dashboard, with optional 24/7 live chat plans.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
MarQira Uptime Monitor
Down in the last 7 days:2,115#58,529by wpcentrify13 days ago
Know the moment your WordPress site goes down. Free uptime monitoring that checks every 5 minutes and emails you when it's down and when it's back.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Z UpTime by Zubbin
Down in the last 7 days:1,976#59,292by zubbin28 days ago
External monitors email you after your site is already down. Z UpTime watches from inside WordPress to catch failures before they take you offline.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Siteward
#63,200by OmnisWP5 days ago
Manage multiple WordPress sites from one self-hosted dashboard: uptime monitoring, bulk updates, backups & alerts. Unlimited sites, no fees.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 17/day
Website Checkups
Down in the last 7 days:1,832#68,057by Website-Checkups2 months ago
24/7 uptime monitoring for websites, servers & APIs. Instant alerts, SSL checks, and performance insights. Free forever plan available
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day