Uptime monitoring for solo founders
Quick answer
As a solo founder, you need to know when your product is down before customers tell you—without spending a weekend on observability. StillOnline Free includes 1 project, 1 URL check every 5 minutes, a public status page, and owner alerts. Setup takes about 60 seconds.
The problem
- You are builder, support, and on-call in one person.
- A broken deploy or DNS issue can sit unnoticed until revenue stops.
- Heavy tools (Datadog, self-hosted stacks) steal time from shipping.
How StillOnline helps
- Paste one health URL—StillOnline probes from the outside on a schedule.
- Automatic status page you can share in docs or with early users.
- Telegram/Slack/email pings you when something breaks.
- Upgrade to Pro only when you need API, MCP, or more URLs.
Setup in minutes
- Create an account with Google Sign-In.
- Add your production URL (homepage or
/health). - Enable owner alerts in project settings.
- Optional: link
stillonline.tech/s/{slug}from your site footer.
When to choose StillOnline
- First product or pre-PMF—you want simple uptime, not a platform team.
- You need a credible status page for early B2B conversations.
- You may later add AI agent checks via MCP on Pro.
When not to choose
- You already run a full SRE stack with on-call rotations.
- You need dozens of free monitors only—compare monitor counts on alternatives hub.
- StillOnline is not log aggregation or APM—see About.
FAQ
Is the free plan enough for a solo founder?
For one production URL and a public status page—yes. Free includes 5-minute checks and 24-hour history.
Do I need to install anything on my server?
No. StillOnline uses external HTTP probes only.