Does Phare use residential proxies to provide multi-region monitoring?

Absolutely not, they aren’t reliable. Phare’s monitoring runs directly from 12 global regions, at the edge, without proxying traffic through a central server first. This gives you accurate latency data that reflects what your actual users experience.

How does Phare handle incident management compared to Pulsetic?

Phare includes collaborative incident management with timelines, team comments, AI-generated summaries and postmortems, and one-click status page updates. Pulsetic focuses more on the monitoring side with basic incident tracking.

Does Phare have a free plan?

A proper one. No credit card, no feature walls, no time limits. The Hobby plan includes monitoring, alerting, and status pages for free.

Are Phare's customer reviews genuine?

They're real people with real names who agreed to be quoted. You can find them on independent review platforms too. No incentivized reviews, no fake profiles, and no Reddit accounts that spam the same URL a few times per day.

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Item: Phare Uptime Monitoring
Author: Adriaan Wind

Phare is a great alternative to Pulsetic, with reliable edge uptime monitoring, incident management, and status pages.

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The seriously unbiased review of Pulsetic:

“Take a look at their public status page, click any data point, and decide for yourself if that’s the kind of multi-region coverage your product deserves.”

Nicolas Beauvais

Founder, Phare

* Phare does not make enough money to buy swag hats, so I made this one with MS paint.

Phare is trusted by 900+ startups, agencies, and SMBs

Feature comparison between Phare and Pulsetic
Uptime monitoring
	Phare
Website monitoring
TCP port monitoring
SSL certificate monitoring
Multi-region monitoring	12 regions	15 regions (proxied)
Minimum interval	30 seconds	30 seconds with paid plan
Incident management
Automated incident creation
Incident collaboration		-
Incident timeline		-
Postmortems
Status pages
Public status pages	Unlimited	3 free, more in paid plan
Custom domain	Free	Free
Incident subscription	RSS, Atom & Slack	Email
Status page carbon rating	A+ source	F source
Platform
Free plan
Projects	Unlimited	-
Team members	Unlimited	Limited by subscription plan
Integrations	Discord, Email, Pushover, Slack, SMS, Telegram, Webhooks	> 10
Privacy
Ad trackers	0 source	3 source
Third-party cookies	0 source	0 source

Why teams choose Phare over Pulsetic

Real reasons from real customers who made the switch

Transparent Pricing

No surprise bills, no hidden fees. Pay only for what you use with clear, upfront pricing. Free plan available to get started.

No Feature Gating

All features available on the free plan. No need to upgrade just to unlock basic functionality like 30-second intervals or status pages.

Unlimited Team Members

Collaborate with your entire team without paying per seat. Invite as many team members as you need at no extra cost.

Better Support

Get help directly from the founder who built the product. No ticket queues, no automated responses, just real help from someone who cares.

Modern Incident Management

AI-powered incident analysis, team collaboration tools, and automated postmortem generation. Keep your team coordinated during downtime.

Independent & European

By supporting Phare, you support a small European business that prioritizes data sovereignty and chooses European providers. Your data stays yours. No selling to big tech, no marketing trackers.

“Phare provides a nice and clean UI, actually the best that I have seen for a monitoring tool so far. But you got many more features, like a status page with custom domain, own alert rules and alerting from different regions.”

Adriaan Wind

CTO & Co-Founder, Anny

Industry: Software as a Services

Team size: 10-50

Compare Phare Uptime with other monitoring tools

Most of them are great, some arguably better than Phare, but when it comes to vibe they all fall short.

Frequently asked questions

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Does Phare use residential proxies to provide multi-region monitoring?: Absolutely not, they aren’t reliable. Phare’s monitoring runs directly from 12 global regions, at the edge, without proxying traffic through a central server first. This gives you accurate latency data that reflects what your actual users experience.
How does Phare handle incident management compared to Pulsetic?: Phare includes collaborative incident management with timelines, team comments, AI-generated summaries and postmortems, and one-click status page updates. Pulsetic focuses more on the monitoring side with basic incident tracking.
Does Phare have a free plan?: A proper one. No credit card, no feature walls, no time limits. The Hobby plan includes monitoring, alerting, and status pages for free.
Are Phare's customer reviews genuine?: They're real people with real names who agreed to be quoted. You can find them on independent review platforms too. No incentivized reviews, no fake profiles, and no Reddit accounts that spam the same URL a few times per day.

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Phare uptime monitoring dashboard showing website availability and response time