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SiteGuardian vs Hetrixtools. When free is the deciding factor.
Hetrixtools pushes a deeper free tier than most competitors, with per-check pricing aimed at tinkerers. SiteGuardian is paid from the first URL and stays paid. Each is right for a different person.
- Free tier. Hetrixtools ships a real one; SiteGuardian does not.
- Probe cadence. Both fire every minute in their paid tiers.
- Per-check pricing gets complicated at scale; SiteGuardian’s flat tiers do not.
- Webflow is a first-class integration for SiteGuardian.
- One loud email per outage, not a stream of alerts you tune.
When Hetrixtools is the right fit
Hetrixtools is the right fit when a deep free tier with a public status page is what you actually want.
When SiteGuardian is the right fit
SiteGuardian is the right fit when you want one open inbox, no per-check math, and a paid product that does not pretend the dashboard is the job.
Quick answer
SiteGuardian vs Hetrixtools, in one paragraph.
SiteGuardian wins on flat-tier pricing; Hetrixtools wins on the deepest free ceiling. Hetrixtools runs one of the deepest free tiers in the category — up to ~15 monitors with a public status page — and its paid pricing is per-check. SiteGuardian does not run a free tier; it ships uptime, SSL expiry, broken-link coverage, checkout-failure monitoring, and form-failure monitoring on every paid plan, in one loud email, with three flat tiers and no per-check math. Pick SiteGuardian when one price and one inbox beat per-check billing; pick Hetrixtools when free is the deciding factor and per-check math is fine.
What is SiteGuardian vs Hetrixtools?
SiteGuardian is a paid URL-side monitor with one loud email per outage and three flat tiers. Hetrixtools is a free-and-paid uptime monitor with one of the deepest free tiers in the category (up to ~15 monitors with a public status page) and per-check pricing on paid. The two overlap on uptime; SiteGuardian adds the four URL-side checks (broken-link coverage, checkout, forms, SSL) Hetrixtools does not run.
Is Hetrixtools better than SiteGuardian?
Hetrixtools is better when free is the deciding factor, when a public status page ships in the same product, or when you want per-check math that scales down to one monitor. SiteGuardian is better when one inbox and one price beat per-check billing, and when the four URL-side checks ship in the same loud email as the uptime alert.
Which is cheaper for one storefront?
Hetrixtools Free is $0 and the cheapest in absolute dollars. SiteGuardian Starter is $19 a month for one site and ten URLs. Hetrixtools paid is per-check and reaches SiteGuardian Starter pricing once monitor count climbs past the free ceiling. The cheapest-by-the-month depends on whether the free ceiling still covers your URL list.
Does Hetrixtools monitor checkout failures?
No. Hetrixtools is an HTTP-ping product. It will tell you when your checkout URL returns 5xx, and that is all. It does not run a checkout-specific path probe and does not flag a checkout that is slow but technically up. SiteGuardian probes the checkout URL on the same cadence as your uptime checks and emails you when it goes slow or returns errors.
Does Hetrixtools have a free tier?
Yes — Hetrixtools Free runs up to ~15 monitors with a public status page on a 1-minute cadence. Paid tiers are per-check. SiteGuardian does not run a free tier; it is paid from the first URL at $19 a month for Starter.
Feature-by-feature
Where each one differs, side by side.
The rows below are the axes a small shop should care about most when choosing a monitor. Anything outside this list is something most small shops do not use.
| Feature | SiteGuardian | Competitor |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | Up to ~15 monitors, public status page | |
| Probe cadence (paid) | Every minute (Pro) | Every minute |
| Public status page | ||
| Heartbeat-style monitors | ||
| Custom slow threshold per URL | ||
| Pricing model (paid) | $19/mo Starter, $39/mo Pro, $299 once Lifetime | Per check ($5 to 30/mo) |
| Best fit | Small shop | Tech-curious tinkerer |
| AI-powered root cause | Not yet available | Not yet available |
Pricing, line by line
Hetrixtools’s real public pricing, next to SiteGuardian’s.
Each row is one tier the competitor publishes on their pricing page, plus SiteGuardian Starter / Pro / Lifetime. The verification trail below the table names the source URL and the date we re-checked it.
| Tier | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
SiteGuardianSiteGuardian Starter | $19/month | 1 site, 10 URLs, every-5-min probes |
SiteGuardianSiteGuardian Pro | $39/month | 3 sites, 50 URLs, every-1-min probes |
SiteGuardianSiteGuardian Lifetime | $299 once | 1 site, 50 URLs, every-5-min probes, all future updates included |
CompetitorHetrixtools Free | $0/month | Up to ~15 monitors, public status page |
CompetitorHetrixtools Starter | ~$5/month | Per-check pricing, 1-min cadence |
CompetitorHetrixtools Pro | ~$30/month | Per-check pricing, status pages, longer history |
Verification trail
- SiteGuardian — SiteGuardian Starter: https://siteguardian.app/pricingverified 2026-08-23
- SiteGuardian — SiteGuardian Pro: https://siteguardian.app/pricingverified 2026-08-23
- SiteGuardian — SiteGuardian Lifetime: https://siteguardian.app/pricingverified 2026-08-23
- Hetrixtools — Hetrixtools Free: https://hetrixtools.com/plans-pricing/verified 2026-07-14
- Hetrixtools — Hetrixtools Starter: https://hetrixtools.com/plans-pricing/verified 2026-07-14
- Hetrixtools — Hetrixtools Pro: https://hetrixtools.com/plans-pricing/verified 2026-07-14
Honest pros & cons
What each tool genuinely does well — and where it’s rough.
Hetrixtools
Pros
- Real free tier (15 monitors with public status page).
- Heartbeat-style cron-job monitors alongside HTTP checks.
- Public dashboards on the free tier.
Rough edges
- Per-check pricing gets complicated above 50 URLs.
- Direct fetch from this region has returned 403 historically.
SiteGuardian
Pros
- Flat $19 / $39 / $299 pricing with no per-check math.
- Per-URL slow thresholds on every paid plan.
- One loud email per outage window, not a tuning-flow.
Rough edges
- No free tier at all.
- No heartbeat-style cron monitors.
- No public status page in the base product.
Who it’s for
The two buyer profiles — and which one you are.
Hetrixtools is for
A tinkerer or hobbyist who wants a free, deep status-page surface and is happy to grok per-check pricing.
SiteGuardian is for
A small Webflow or Squarespace shop that wants one inbox, $19 a month, and no per-check math.
The verdict
SiteGuardian for paid simplicity; Hetrixtools for the free ceiling.
Pick SiteGuardian if
A Webflow / Squarespace shop who will pay $19 a month gladly to avoid per-check pricing.
Pick Hetrixtools if
A tinkerer or open-source maintainer who wants a free monitor with a public status page and is happy on per-check math.
Frequently asked
The buying-time questions, answered flat.
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Try it
If Hetrixtools feels heavier than you need. Try SiteGuardian.
Starter is $19 a month. One site, ten URLs, every-five-minute checks. Pro is $39 a month. Three sites, fifty URLs, every-minute checks. Lifetime is $299 paid once and stays yours with every future update included.
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