Better Stack
Uptime monitoring, logs, and incident management in one platform
Overview
Better Stack consolidates the monitoring stack into a single platform: uptime monitoring checks your services from 30+ global locations, logging captures and queries your application logs, and incident management routes alerts to the right people at the right time.
The status page feature is particularly polished. When an incident occurs, your status page updates automatically, subscribers get notified, and your team follows a structured incident response workflow. This transparency builds trust with users during outages.
The on-call scheduling and alert routing ensure the right person gets notified without waking up the entire team. Escalation policies, schedules, and integrations with Slack and PagerDuty create a professional incident response process.
Key Features
Uptime Monitoring
HTTP, keyword, and heartbeat checks from 30+ locations
Status Pages
Beautiful public and private status pages
Incident Management
Structured incident response with on-call scheduling
Log Management
Collect, search, and analyze application logs
Alerting
Multi-channel alerts via Slack, SMS, email, and phone
Escalation Policies
Automatic escalation when alerts go unacknowledged
Why We Recommend Better Stack
Better Stack replaces three separate tools - uptime monitoring, logging, and incident management - with a single cohesive platform. The status pages and on-call scheduling add professional incident response without the complexity of PagerDuty.