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Damn Is It Down vs the other outage checkers
Every site here helps people work out whether a service is down, and each one does it differently. This table sets out what each one offers, taken from its own public pages, last checked November 2, 2026. Where a site does not publish something, we say “Not listed” instead of guessing.
| Damn Is It Down | Downdetector | IsItDownRightNow | DownForEveryoneOrJustMe | StatusGator | IsDown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ads | None, ever | Yes on the free tier (Pro is ad-free) | Not listed | Yes ("Advertise on this site") | Not listed | Not listed |
| How outages are detected | Our own HTTP checks about every 5 minutes, plus user reports and official status feeds | User reports compared with typical levels, plus other online sources | Real-time site check when you enter a URL, plus user comments | Not listed | Official status pages, plus crowdsourced early-warning signals | Official status pages; uptime monitors on paid plans |
| "Is it me?" check | Yes: tests your connection, DNS and the site from your browser and tells you which layer is failing | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Alerts for services you follow | Free email alerts per service, plus free Slack, Discord and webhook alerts | Free: 5 favorites, 3 push notifications a day, through the Speedtest app | Not listed | Not listed | Free plan: 3 monitors, 10 notifications a month | Paid plans, after a 14-day trial |
| Hosted status page | Free for verified site owners | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Free plan includes 1 board (one status page per board) | Paid plans (Starter: 1 status page) |
| Public reliability leaderboard | Yes, with monthly reliability reports | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| API | Free without a key (30 requests/min); key plan $19/mo | Enterprise plans | Not listed | Yes (HTTP check API; price not listed) | Listed among plan features | Included in paid plans; separate Outage Data API |
| Apps | Web, plus a free MCP server for AI assistants; iOS app coming soon | Web, iOS and Android (Pro billed through the App Store and Google Play) | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | MCP server on paid plans |
| Price | Free. Optional owner alerts $9/month; Business plans for teams | Free; Pro (price varies by region); Enterprise | Not listed | Not listed | Free; paid from $79/mo ($72/mo yearly) | From $27/mo ($22/mo yearly); 14-day trial |
Where we differ
- No ads. The consumer site stays free and ad-free. Business plans pay for it.
- We check for ourselves. User reports matter, but they arrive late and are easy to spam. We also run our own checks and read official status feeds. How it works.
- “Is it me?” Every status page can test your own connection, so you can tell whether a problem is yours or everyone’s. Also try Is my internet down?
- Free tools. Free alerts, Slack/Discord/webhook alerts, uptime rankings, the API and the MCP server.
Comparing tools for vendor monitoring at work? See Business: Damn Is It Down vs StatusGator vs IsDown.
Sources
- Downdetector: About · Help (Pro, favorites, apps)
- IsItDownRightNow: Homepage
- DownForEveryoneOrJustMe: Homepage · API
- StatusGator: Plans · llms.txt
- IsDown: Pricing
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