The verdict
HetrixTools appears in 1 AI-ranked category — best position #4 for uptime monitor for indie hackers.
Permanent free tier of 15 uptime monitors at true 1-minute intervals from multiple locations, unlimited status pages, commercial use allowed, plus useful extras (blacklist monitoring, server resource agents, SSL/domain) that most pure uptime tools charge for; strongest hosted free value for the typical small-team stack.
Where HetrixTools falls short, per the models
- Grok Free accounts require login every 90 days or risk deactivation; SMS/phone are credit-based extras and the UI is functional rather than polished.
Poll history — On this board 3 of 7 polls since Jul 14 · now #4
– → – → – → – → #5 → #3 → #4
What changed in the models’ minds
GrokJul 14 → Aug 14 poll
- NewPermanent free tier“Permanent free tier of 15 uptime monitors at true 1-minute intervals from multiple locations”
- Newunlimited status pages, commercial use allowed“unlimited status pages, commercial use allowed, plus useful extras (blacklist monitoring, server resource agents, SSL/domain) that most pure uptime tools charge for”
- Newlogin every 90 days“Free accounts require login every 90 days or risk deactivation”
- DroppedExtremely affordable paid plans
+2 more changes
GPTJul 14 → Jul 15 poll
- NewSSL checks
- Newmaintenance windows
- Newunlimited status pages
- Droppedbroad alerting
+2 more changes
Top alternatives per the models: Uptime Kuma · UptimeRobot · Better Stack · Checkly
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