Downdetector Alternatives
Downdetector (downdetector.com, Ookla) is a user-reported outage aggregator, showing when users complain en masse about a service (Gmail, Cloudflare, Instagram). Not suitable for monitoring your own site — it depends on report volume. Alternatives for own-site monitoring: Enterno.io (active probes); for external service outage tracking: IstheServiceDown, OutageReport, Status Gator.
Below: competitor overview, feature-by-feature comparison, when Enterno.io wins, FAQ.
About the Competitor
Downdetector launched by Vertti Kivi (Ookla) in 2012. Aggregates Twitter mentions, form submissions, network data. Covers ~3000 services globally. Free viewing; API $500+/mo enterprise only.
Enterno.io vs Competitor — Feature Comparison
| Feature | Enterno.io | Competitor |
|---|---|---|
| Own-site monitoring | ✅ | ❌ (popular services only) |
| Third-party service status | ⚠️ manual | ✅ |
| Historical outage data | ✅ own | ✅ 10+ years |
| Alerts on third-party outage | ❌ | ✅ |
| Public status sharing | ✅ | ✅ (global services) |
| API | ✅ Pro | ❌ Enterprise |
| Free | ✅ + Pro | Viewing only |
| Geography focus | Global | Global, US-heavy |
When to Pick Enterno.io
- Monitoring your own site/API
- Alerts on dependency outages (Cloudflare, Stripe, AWS) — Downdetector complements, not replaces
- Build a public status page — Enterno is easier
- Want to see if Gmail/Instagram is down in general — Downdetector
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Frequently Asked Questions
Downdetector for my own site?
No. Downdetector waits for user complaints. A small site will never get its own Downdetector page. For own-site monitoring — you need active probes (Enterno.io).
How do I know if Cloudflare is down?
Downdetector cloudflare page + Cloudflare status page cloudflarestatus.com. For auto-detection in your app — Enterno heartbeat on the upstream.
Does Enterno have multi-service status?
Pro dashboard has a "dependencies" block — track external APIs via their status pages.
How to build an own status page?
<a href="/en/status-settings">Enterno status page</a> — public URL, your monitors, incidents, response times.