Oh Dear Alternatives
Oh Dear (ohdear.app) founded by Freek Van der Herten in 2018 — full-stack monitoring for the Laravel ecosystem. Uptime, SSL, DNS, broken links, performance, certificates. €10/mo for 10 sites. Alternatives: Enterno.io (multi-tool all-in-one), BetterUptime (incident management), Checkly (synthetic tests), UptimeRobot (classic).
Below: competitor overview, feature-by-feature comparison, when Enterno.io wins, FAQ.
About the Competitor
Oh Dear launched 2018 by Freek Van der Herten and Mattias Geniar (Spatie). Focus on Laravel dev community but works with any site. Modular subscription. Strong UI/UX. €10-€50/mo.
Enterno.io vs Competitor — Feature Comparison
| Feature | Enterno.io | Competitor |
|---|---|---|
| Uptime monitoring | ✅ | ✅ |
| SSL expiry check | ✅ | ✅ |
| Broken link scanner | ✅ Pro | ✅ |
| Scheduled tasks monitoring | ✅ Heartbeat | ✅ |
| Application health check | ✅ | ✅ Laravel-tight |
| Status pages | ✅ | ✅ |
| RU UI | ✅ | ❌ |
| Price (10 sites) | ₽490/mo | €10/mo |
When to Pick Enterno.io
- Your stack is not Laravel-first — Oh Dear is tighter with Laravel apps
- RU legal entity needing ruble billing
- You use the multi-tool ecosystem (DNS + SSL + IP + monitoring) — Enterno goes deeper
- Laravel-heavy team — Oh Dear has Nova integration and artisan commands
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Oh Dear only for Laravel?
No, works with any site. But the API and integrations are tuned for Laravel (health checks via spatie/laravel-health).
Telegram alerts?
Oh Dear: email + Slack + PagerDuty + webhook. Enterno: email + Telegram + Slack + webhook. Telegram often critical for RU teams.
Broken-link scanner depth?
Both deep, crawling 10k+ pages. Difference: Oh Dear supports JS rendering by default, Enterno — Pro tier.
Price comparison?
Oh Dear: €10 for 10 sites. Enterno ₽490 (~€5) for 50 monitors. For small teams Enterno is substantially cheaper.