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24 alternatives to Failswitch

Never worry about website downtime again

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Failswitch launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   WP Offline Fallback▲140

   Clinging to your visitor, even if they lost the internet.

   2016 · wordpress.org · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Down for Everyone or just Me?▲239

   The essential tool for checking if a website is up or not

   2015 · downforeveryoneorjustme.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   fetching.io▲83

   Never lose track of a website again.

   2014 · fetching.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Thrust Boatswain ▲96

   Make sure you're the first to know when your website breaks

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   DeathSwitch▲86

   Don't die with secrets that need to be free

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   SaneNoReplies▲121

   Never forget to follow up.

   2015 · sanebox.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Yo server is down▲181

   Receive a Yo when your server is down

   2014 · yoserverisdown.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   LinksSpy▲146

   Stop wasting time finding (SEO) link opportunities

   2014 · linksspy.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   BetaPage 2.0▲224

   Community of Hackers and Makers

   2017 · pitchwall.co · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Plumbr Browser Agent▲104

    Never lose another customer due to poor website performance

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    DownStatus▲88

    Outages and downtime status reports

    2017 · downstatus.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    StatusPage▲102

    Better Server Status Communication

    2013 · atlassian.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    I Can't Fucking Decide▲248

    The dumbest most effective solution to your indecisiveness.

    2016 · icantfuckingdecide.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    DownNotifier▲139

    Get an alert when your website is down 🚨

    2016 · downnotifier.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Bugsnag▲96

    Automated crash monitoring for web and mobile apps

    2014 · bugsnag.com · its alternatives →

16. 16KU
    KillSwitch - Uptime Monitoring With Google AdWords Integration▲20

    Coincidentally, I wanted to launch this yesterday but HackerNews was down-- I built KillSwitch (http://Killswit.ch) with the busy agency in mind. Many digital agencies don't host the sites they advertise for and this can cause a problem when there is downtime. It's not uncommon for a client website to go down for hours in the middle of the night while traffic is being sent to the site. KillSwitch monitors the site every minute for connectivity and in the event of downtime notifies stakeholders. If the site is not returned to service after a user-adjustable threshold, the AdWords…

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    backstitch▲90

    A content curation platform for individuals and teams

    2015 · backstit.ch · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Drunk User Testing▲109

    See how your site performs in the wild

    2014 · goodux.appcues.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Programming Excuses▲93

    Excuses For Lazy Coders

    2015 · programmingexcuses.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Limitless▲90

    A productivity companion for Chrome

    2013 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Danger▲26

    Stop Saying "You Forgot To..." in Code Review

    2016 · danger.systems · its alternatives →

22. 22
    ClosetoShop▲68

    Less email. More time.

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Check My Links▲82

    Highlights broken links on page

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    500 error▲129

    Your server can crash anytime. Don't miss important leads!

    2016 · its alternatives →

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