Uptime SLA Calculator — Downtime Minutes

Quick answer

Enter a target uptime SLA (for example 99.9%) and see how many minutes of downtime that allows per month and per year. Useful when negotiating SLAs with customers or comparing monitoring alert thresholds.

Calculator

Downtime per month
43.8 min
Downtime per year
526 min (~8.8 h)

How it works

The calculator uses standard calendar assumptions: 30.44 days per month (365.25/12) and 525,600 minutes per year. Downtime budget = (1 − SLA) × total minutes. Pick a preset or type a custom percentage.

For real monitoring with a public status page, see StillOnline uptime monitoring.

FAQ

What does 99.9% uptime mean in minutes?

About 43.8 minutes per month or 8.76 hours per year of allowed downtime.

Is this the same as my hosting SLA?

No—this is a math helper. Your cloud provider, CDN, and app layer each have separate SLAs. StillOnline monitors your health URL from outside.

Should I promise customers 100% uptime?

Avoid it. Use a realistic SLA (often 99.9%+) and a status page for transparency.

Can StillOnline track my SLA automatically?

StillOnline tracks probe results and history (24h on Free, 90 days on Pro). Export and reporting are manual today—use checks + status page for communication.

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Free: 1 URL, checks every 5 minutes, hosted status page.

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