All your client sites in one desktop app. Uptime, SSL expiry, content changes. $19 one-time — no monthly bill to build into your rates.
You check each client site manually every morning. You've had a client call at 2 AM because their site was down. You're paying $7–15/mo per monitoring tool and passing the cost to clients. There's a better way.
Most freelancers use 3–6 SaaS uptime monitors — one per client, or one per project.
With DeskUptime, you monitor 10 client sites for the same $19 — forever. No upgrade tiers, no per-URL pricing.
One desktop app. Three types of checks. Any website.
Checks your sites every 1–60 minutes. Get a desktop notification instantly when a site goes down.
Alerts you 7, 14 or 30 days before a certificate expires. No more discovering it from a browser warning.
Detects unexpected changes to pages — helpful for catching defacement or confirming your deploy went through.
Real workflows that skip the monthly SaaS subscription:
"I check manually every morning — about 10 minutes of clicking. With DeskUptime I get alerts instead."
"I was paying $84/yr for UptimeRobot. DeskUptime replaced it and my personal sites are in the same app."
"I run DeskUptime on my MacBook. When I see an alert, I check and fix before the client notices."
| Free tier | Pro ($19) | |
|---|---|---|
| Check any URL | ✓ | ✓ |
| SSL + content checks | ✓ | ✓ |
| Unlimited URLs | ✓ | ✓ |
| Background watch mode | ✗ | ✓ |
| Desktop notifications | ✗ | ✓ |
| Webhook alerts | ✗ | ✓ |
| Configurable intervals | ✗ | ✓ |
| Free for life | ✓ | ✓ (no subscription) |
14-day refund. No questions asked.
DeskUptime runs on your computer, not on a cloud server. That means no monthly subscription, no per-URL pricing, and your check data never leaves your machine. The trade-off: for 24/7 coverage your computer needs to be on. Most freelancers work on their laptop during business hours — that's when monitoring matters most.
Yes. That's exactly what DeskUptime is built for. One $19 purchase covers unlimited URLs on up to 3 machines. No upgrade tiers, no per-client pricing, no surprise when you add a new site.
Any website that responds to HTTPS — WordPress, Shopify, Webflow, Next.js, Squarespace, static HTML, or a custom app. DeskUptime just checks URLs. It doesn't care what framework or CMS you use.
No checks run while the computer is off. When you wake it up, DeskUptime resumes its schedule. For after-hours coverage you can run it on a cheap always-on device (Raspberry Pi, old laptop) — same $19 license covers all your machines.
Yes. Install the desktop app or CLI — the free tier lets you run on-demand checks for any URL. Upgrade to Pro when you need background monitoring and notifications.