Every plan includes EU data residency, instant DPA, and a free tier that never expires. Hosted entirely in Nuremberg, Germany — no CLOUD Act exposure, no SCC workarounds.
€0/mo
For trying it out
€9/mo
Billed monthly
€19/mo
Billed monthly
€39/mo
Billed monthly
The other monitoring tools in this price range are all US-incorporated. That means EU customer data is reachable under the US CLOUD Act regardless of which "EU region" they advertise — a gap that Standard Contractual Clauses cannot close post-Schrems II.
| Tool | Entry plan | Operating entity | CLOUD Act exposure | Heartbeat / cron | Status pages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FoundersDeck | €0 (Free) | Germany (DE) | None | Included | Included, cookie-free |
| UptimeRobot | $0 (Free) / $7 Pro | United States | Yes (CLOUD Act) | Limited (cron only on paid) | Basic, separate add-on |
| Pingdom | $15/mo Starter | United States (SolarWinds) | Yes (CLOUD Act) | No | Yes, separate plan |
| Better Stack | $24/mo Starter | United States | Yes (CLOUD Act) | Yes | Yes |
| Oh Dear (BE) | €49/mo (no free tier) | Belgium | None | No | Yes |
Prices verified 2026-05-12. See the full comparison in our GDPR monitoring tools roundup, plus head-to-head reviews: UptimeRobot, Pingdom, Better Stack.
Yes. The Free plan includes 5 monitors, a public status page, email alerts, and 30 days of data retention — no credit card required. EU data residency applies to all plans, including Free.
EU data residency on 100% German infrastructure, instant DPA download, cookie-free public status pages, uptime monitoring (HTTP/Ping/Keyword), and heartbeat/cron monitoring. Higher tiers unlock more monitors, faster check intervals, more alert channels, and longer retention.
Yes — yearly billing saves 17% across Starter (€90/yr), Pro (€190/yr), and Scale (€390/yr).
Yes. Upgrade, downgrade, or cancel at any time. Data export is always available in JSON/CSV per GDPR Article 20 — you're never locked in.
Payments are handled by Polar.sh as our interim Merchant of Record. We do not store payment credentials on our servers and plan to switch to an EU-incorporated payment provider when a suitable option becomes available. Monitoring data itself never leaves Nuremberg.
If you process personal data through FoundersDeck, a DPA is required under GDPR Article 28. Our DPA is automatically entered into when you accept our Terms of Service — no sales call, no signature required.