The short version: some links to uptime monitoring services are affiliate links. If you sign up through one, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Commissions never change a check result.
What an affiliate link is
An affiliate link is a normal link to a provider that includes a tracking code. If you click it and sign up or buy within the provider's tracking window, the provider pays us a share. You pay the same price either way.
Programs we belong to
- UptimeRobot, through the Reditus affiliate network
- Better Stack
Our applications to the Namecheap and Hostinger programs are pending. Until each is approved, its recommendation shows “Available soon” and has no link.
When links appear
Links follow the result, and nothing else:
- An uptime monitoring service, after a check that looked at whether a site is up.
- A domain registrar, only when a domain expires within 30 days or has no registration record.
- A web hosting provider, only when a site didn't answer or took longer than 2 seconds to answer.
- No match, no link. Most results show none.
Where a card names more than one provider, they always appear in the same fixed order, which does not depend on commission.
No provider pays to be listed or to change what a check says. We have used UptimeRobot, Better Stack and Namecheap ourselves in the past, at DEV2REV or at companies we worked with before.
How links are marked
Affiliate links only appear in the “Next steps” block under a result. The line “We may earn a commission from links on this page” sits right next to them, and every one opens the provider's site in a new tab. They carry rel="sponsored", which tells search engines they are paid links.
Ads shown by Google are separate from affiliate links. They are always labelled “Advertisement”, and we don't choose which ads appear.
Questions
If something here is unclear, or a link looks wrong, email hello@sitecheckerlab.com or use the contact page. See also our privacy policy.