Hyperping alternative for logs and uptime in one place
Hyperping is a well built uptime and status page product, and Logdash is the alternative when you want the logs and metrics from the failing service on the same screen as the failed check, starting at $9 a month instead of $29.
Hyperping is good software. The status pages look right without configuration, the check coverage is broad, and there is a Terraform provider if you want monitors in version control. If you are happy paying for it, this page is not an argument to stop. Most people who leave are not leaving because something broke.
They leave because Hyperping stops at the edge of the check. It tells you the endpoint returned 503 at 03:14 and it tells you fast. Then you open a log tool, find the right service, scroll to 03:14 and start reading. That second hop is the whole job at three in the morning, and it is the part no uptime product solves by adding another check protocol.
Logdash puts both in one service view. The monitor with its status codes and response times, the application logs streaming in from the SDK, and any counters you register, all under the same service. The price shape is different too. Hyperping is free for 20 monitors at 5 minute checks, then $29 a month for 30 second checks and a status page on your own domain. Logdash is $9 for one minute checks and $15 for 15 second checks with a custom domain.
A health endpoint the check can hit
package main
import (
"encoding/json"
"net/http"
)
// 503 when a dependency is down, 200 otherwise. Keep it cheap:
// this runs every 15 seconds forever.
func health(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
if err := db.PingContext(r.Context()); err != nil {
w.WriteHeader(http.StatusServiceUnavailable)
json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]string{"status": "degraded"})
return
}
json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]string{"status": "ok"})
}
func main() {
http.HandleFunc("/health", health)
http.ListenAndServe(":8080", nil)
}- 1 Create the monitor Add an HTTP monitor on the /health URL inside the service it belongs to. Logdash stores the status code and response time for every check.
- 2 Send logs from the same service Drop in the SDK for your language. Node, Python, Ruby, Java, .NET, Go, Rust and PHP are covered. Now the check and the log lines share a timeline.
- 3 Wire up Telegram Attach a Telegram channel to the monitor and take the service down on purpose. The alert lands in Telegram, and the logs from that same minute are already in the service view when you tap through.
| Feature | Logdash | Hyperping |
|---|---|---|
| Check types | HTTP and push heartbeats | HTTP, TCP, ICMP, DNS, SSL, keyword and browser checks |
| Free plan | 5 monitors, 5 minute checks, 1 status page | 20 monitors, 5 minute checks, 1 status page |
| Alert channels | Telegram and webhook only | Email, Slack, Teams, PagerDuty, SMS, phone calls |
| Cron and background job heartbeats | POST to a ping URL, no auth header, no body | Heartbeat URLs with a grace window |
| Cheapest plan with a custom status page domain | $15 a month | $29 a month, or $24 billed annually |
| Application logs for the monitored service | Eight SDKs into the same service view | Not offered |
| Source available | MIT on GitHub | Closed source |
When Hyperping is the better pick
- You need on-call rotations and escalation policies. Hyperping schedules them and will ring a phone. Logdash sends a Telegram message and a webhook, then stops.
- You need SSL expiry, DNS, TCP or keyword checks. Hyperping runs all four. Logdash checks HTTP and receives heartbeats, and nothing else exists.
- You want Playwright browser checks that walk through a login flow. Logdash has no synthetic browser testing at all.
- Twenty free monitors beats five. If the free tier is your whole plan, take the bigger one.
What moving actually involves
Uptime history does not migrate between vendors, so run both for a week and cut over when you trust the new alerts. Recreate the monitors by hand, point your status page CNAME at Logdash, and keep the Hyperping status page live until DNS has settled. The part that takes real time is adding the SDK to each service, and that is also the only part that changes how you debug.
Is Logdash cheaper than Hyperping?
For a small team, yes. Logdash is $9 a month for one minute checks and $15 for 15 second checks with a custom status page domain. Hyperping starts at $29 a month for 30 second checks, or $24 billed annually.
Does Logdash do status pages?
Yes. Every plan includes public status pages, and Pro serves them from your own domain. They are not as configurable as Hyperping status pages.
Can I monitor cron jobs like Hyperping heartbeats?
Yes. Create a push monitor and have the job send POST https://api.logdash.io/ping/<httpMonitorId> when it finishes. No auth header and no body. Miss the window and the monitor goes down.
Can I get alerts without email?
That is the only option. Logdash sends Telegram and webhook alerts and has no email or SMS channel, so a webhook is the escape hatch if you need something else.
Can I self-host Logdash instead?
Not properly yet. The code is MIT and runs locally for development, but a production self-host is not a one command install and is still tracked as open work on GitHub.