CuliPulse vs Better Stack
Better Stack is a hosted platform that combines uptime monitoring, status pages, on-call scheduling and incident management, alongside logs and error tracking. Its Uptime product is the part covered in this comparison.
| Feature | CuliPulse | Better Stack |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 50 monitors, checks every 5 min, 30 days of history. | Yes. 10 monitors, 10 heartbeats and 1 status page, with checks every 3 minutes.source |
| Cheapest paid plan | $9/month (Solo): 30 monitors, checks every 60s, 1 year of history. | Responder: $29/month per responder when paid annually, $34/month when paid monthly. Includes monitoring, status pages, on-call and unlimited phone and SMS alerts.source |
| Private / internal services | A small open-source agent runs inside your network and connects out to CuliPulse. No inbound ports. | Documented setup: run an authenticated Squid proxy that Better Stack can reach, and point HTTP keyword monitors at internal URLs through it.source |
| Cron job (heartbeat) monitoring | Yes. Each job pings its own URL; you're alerted when a ping doesn't arrive on time. | Yes. Heartbeats monitor scheduled jobs such as cron jobs. 10 heartbeats are included, on the free plan too.source |
| Status pages | 1 status page on Free, up to 10 on Pro, hosted at culipulse.dev/s/<name>. | 1 status page is included. Extra public status pages are $15/month each ($12 billed annually). A custom sub-domain is listed as a status page feature.source |
| Terraform provider | Official provider culipulse/culipulse for Terraform and OpenTofu (HTTP and heartbeat monitors, webhook channels, alert routing). | Yes. Better Stack publishes a Terraform provider for Uptime (BetterStackHQ/better-uptime).source |
| Open source / self-hosting | The agent is open source (Apache-2.0). CuliPulse itself is a hosted service. | Not stated on their public pricing or docs pages.source |
| Notification channels | Email, Slack, Telegram and webhooks. | The free plan lists Slack and email alerts. The Uptime feature list also names unlimited phone call and SMS alerts, push notifications, Microsoft Teams, Zapier and webhooks.source |
Where Better Stack is stronger
- Unlimited phone call and SMS alerts on the Responder plan.source
- On-call scheduling is built in, so alerts can go to whoever is on duty.source
- Status pages can run on your own sub-domain, such as status.yourdomain.com.source
- Hosted browser checks (Playwright) that run a real browser to test website interactions.source
Where CuliPulse is different
- Checks private and internal services through a small open-source agent you run inside your network. It only makes outbound connections.
- The Free plan includes 50 monitors of any type, heartbeats included, with checks every 5 min.
Questions
Does Better Stack have a free plan?
Yes. The free plan includes 10 monitors, 10 heartbeats and 1 status page, with checks every 3 minutes.
How much does Better Stack Uptime cost?
The Responder plan is $29/month per responder when paid annually, or $34/month when paid monthly.
Does Better Stack have a Terraform provider?
Yes. Better Stack publishes a Terraform provider for Uptime, BetterStackHQ/better-uptime.
Better Stack is a trademark of its owner. CuliPulse is not affiliated with Better Stack. Facts last checked 2026-10-10. Prices and plans change — follow the source links for the current details.