Blog · 2026-09-22
Uplitycs vs Fathom
Fathom charges before the first 10,000 views. Uplitycs is free there, then $19 with uptime included.
Why Uplitycs instead of Fathom
Fathom is a polished cookieless dashboard. It is also a paid product from the first plan, and it stops at traffic. Down pages are someone else’s problem.
Uplitycs is the same kind of calm report, with a free 10,000-event start and uptime in the same login. One tag, one first visit, and both the chart and the status page are live.
Pricing and features
Thirteen rows. Same questions on every comparison, so the gap is easy to see. Uplitycs prices below are the public Free, Pro, and Max plans.
| Fathom | Uplitycs | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Starts around $15/month | Free, then $6, $19, or $39 |
| Free plan | No | Yes. 10,000 events and 1 website |
| Around 2 million events | Tiers rise with pageviews. About $60 near 1 million on public 2026 lists | $19 on Pro covers 2 million events |
| Cookies | No | No analytics cookie |
| Script | Small | Under 1kb |
| Profile of each visitor | No | No. Counts of visits only |
| Uptime checks | Not included | Yes. 1 page on Free, 3 on paid |
| Public status page | Not included | Yes. Public page, 90 days |
| Team | Sites are bundled on the plan, not a per-website team | 10 people on Pro, 30 on Max |
| Custom events | Events on the analytics product | Yes. One track() call |
| People on the site now | Yes | Yes. Who is here now |
| At the monthly cap | You buy the next pageview tier | Collection stops. The bill does not jump |
| Setup | Script on a paid account | One tag. First visit verifies the site |
What the bill actually does
Fathom’s public entry is about $15 a month, aimed at a block of pageviews, and the line keeps climbing after that. A million pageviews is a different invoice from the starter plan.
Uplitycs does not charge for the first 10,000 events. The $19 Pro plan holds 2 million events. You are not shopping a second tool when a URL starts failing.
Make the switch
Pick Fathom if you already like its dashboard and you have uptime covered. Pick Uplitycs if you want one price for traffic and for “is it up?”
Paste the Uplitycs tag, open the site once, and the first visit verifies it. The demo is public if you want the charts before you create an account.