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Executive Snapshot

Site24x7 is infrastructure monitoring. Upstat is complete incident operations.

Site24x7 (ManageEngine) provides comprehensive monitoring across 50+ resource types including APM, RUM, network devices, and log management—but incident coordination happens in external ITSM tools. Teams typically pay Site24x7 usage-based fees ($8+/month) plus separate subscriptions for on-call management (PagerDuty, OpsGenie) and status pages. Upstat consolidates focused monitoring, incident operations, and status communication into one platform at $29–$49 per user.

Monitoring breadth versus incident coordination

Site24x7 excels at broad infrastructure monitoring (APM, RUM, logs, network) but lacks native on-call scheduling, incident workflows, runbooks, or status pages. Upstat provides focused service monitoring (uptime, API, heartbeat) with complete incident operations—ideal for teams prioritizing response coordination over monitoring breadth.

Capability comparison

Platform Focus

Upstat

Complete incident operations platform with native monitoring, response workflows, runbooks, and status communication.

Site24x7

Comprehensive monitoring platform (ManageEngine) covering website, server, network, application, and cloud infrastructure monitoring.

Monitoring Breadth

Upstat

Focused monitoring for uptime, API, and heartbeat checks with automatic incident creation.

Site24x7

Extensive monitoring capabilities across 50+ resource types including APM, RUM, network devices, and log management.

Incident Response

Upstat

Full incident workspace with Kanban views, Markdown timelines, role assignments, and embedded runbooks for coordinated response.

Site24x7

Alert notifications via email, SMS, voice, push; incident coordination typically happens in external ITSM tools.

On-Call Management

Upstat

Built-in on-call scheduling, escalation policies, and rotation management integrated with incidents.

Site24x7

Integrates with PagerDuty, OpsGenie for on-call management; does not provide native scheduling capabilities.

Runbooks

Upstat

Interactive runbooks with decision trees, step tracking, and embedded directly in incident workspace.

Site24x7

No native runbook capabilities—teams document procedures externally.

Status Communication

Upstat

Customer-facing status pages automatically updated from incidents and monitor health.

Site24x7

No native status pages—requires integration with external status communication platforms.

Pricing Model

Upstat

$29 / $49 per user—predictable per-seat pricing with all features included.

Site24x7

Starting from $8/month with complex usage-based pricing for monitored resources; additional costs for add-ons (logs, APM, RUM).

Target Market

Upstat

DevOps, SRE, and engineering teams seeking unified monitoring and incident operations.

Site24x7

IT operations teams needing broad infrastructure monitoring; incident coordination handled separately in ITSM platforms.

Why teams evaluate Site24x7 alternatives

Monitoring without incident coordination

Site24x7 provides alerts via email, SMS, voice, and push notifications but no native incident workspace, on-call scheduling, or runbooks. Teams coordinate incident response in external tools (Slack, ITSM, spreadsheets) while managing Site24x7 separately. Upstat provides native monitoring integrated directly with incident workflows, on-call management, and status pages.

Complex usage-based pricing

Site24x7 starts at $8/month but uses complex usage-based pricing for monitored resources with additional costs for APM, RUM, logs, and other add-ons—total costs scale unpredictably as infrastructure grows. Upstat offers simple per-user pricing with all features included: monitoring, incidents, on-call, runbooks, and status pages without usage-based fees.

Requires external on-call and status tools

Site24x7 integrates with PagerDuty and OpsGenie for on-call management but does not provide native scheduling or escalation policies. Teams maintain separate subscriptions for on-call platforms and status page tools. Upstat includes built-in on-call management and status pages—eliminating multiple subscriptions while unifying incident operations.

Learn more about Why teams evaluate Site24x7 alternatives

How teams migrate from Site24x7 to Upstat

Most teams migrate monitoring and incident management in 2-3 weeks by replacing Site24x7 with Upstat's focused service monitoring and unified incident operations.

  • 1
    Assess which Site24x7 monitoring capabilities your team actually uses versus capabilities available but unused.
  • 2
    Configure Upstat native monitoring to replace critical uptime, API, and heartbeat checks.
  • 3
    Migrate on-call schedules and escalation policies to Upstat (Site24x7 integrates with external on-call tools).
  • 4
    Set up Upstat incident workflows, runbooks, and status pages to replace downstream coordination tools.
  • 5
    Run both systems in parallel to verify monitoring coverage, then retire Site24x7 subscription.

Migration checklist

Teams needing deep infrastructure monitoring (APM, RUM, network devices) should keep Site24x7. Teams prioritizing service uptime monitoring and incident coordination can consolidate with Upstat.

Learn more about How teams migrate from Site24x7 to Upstat

Business Case

Stack consolidation scenario

A 25-engineer DevOps team manages production services using:

  • Site24x7 for monitoring: $6,000/year (usage-based + add-ons)
  • PagerDuty for on-call: $7,500/year
  • Status page tool: $2,400/year
  • Total external tools: $15,900/year

With Upstat Teams ($29/user), total cost: $8,700/year—including native monitoring, on-call management, incident workflows, runbooks, and status pages. Annual savings: $7,200 plus predictable per-user pricing.

ROI Summary

Current stack (monitoring + on-call + status) $15,900/year
Upstat Teams (25 users) $8,700/year
Annual savings $7,200

Additional benefits: Predictable per-user pricing versus usage-based fees, unified incident context, faster MTTR from consolidated workflows.

When Site24x7 makes sense

IT operations teams needing comprehensive infrastructure monitoring across 50+ resource types—including APM, RUM, network devices, server monitoring, and log management—benefit from Site24x7's monitoring breadth. Incident coordination happens separately in ITSM platforms.

DevOps and SRE teams focused on production service uptime typically find Upstat's focused monitoring (uptime, API, heartbeat) sufficient while gaining complete incident operations (on-call, runbooks, incident workspace, status pages) that Site24x7 lacks—all at predictable per-user pricing without usage-based fees.

Frequently asked questions

Teams using Site24x7 for infrastructure monitoring evaluate whether Upstat provides sufficient monitoring plus complete incident operations.

Does Upstat provide the same monitoring breadth as Site24x7?

Site24x7 (ManageEngine) provides extensive monitoring across 50+ resource types including APM, RUM, network devices, server monitoring, and log management—designed for comprehensive infrastructure visibility. Upstat focuses on uptime, API, and heartbeat monitoring for production services. Teams needing deep infrastructure monitoring should keep Site24x7; teams seeking focused service monitoring plus complete incident operations should evaluate Upstat.

Can we use Site24x7 with Upstat?

Yes. Some teams use Site24x7 for comprehensive infrastructure monitoring, then route critical alerts to Upstat for incident coordination, on-call management, runbooks, and status communication. However, most teams find Upstat's focused monitoring sufficient for production services—eliminating Site24x7 subscriptions while gaining unified incident operations that Site24x7 lacks.

How does Upstat pricing compare to Site24x7?

Site24x7 starts at $8/month but uses complex usage-based pricing for monitored resources with additional costs for APM, RUM, logs, and other add-ons—total costs scale unpredictably. Upstat offers $29 (Teams) or $49 (Business) per user with predictable pricing; native monitoring, incidents, on-call, runbooks, and status pages all included without usage-based fees or add-ons.

Does Upstat include on-call management like Site24x7?

Site24x7 integrates with external on-call tools (PagerDuty, OpsGenie) but does not provide native on-call scheduling or escalation management. Upstat includes built-in on-call scheduling, rotation management, escalation policies, and multi-channel alerting integrated directly with monitoring—eliminating the need for separate on-call platforms that Site24x7 requires.

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