BlackSight vs Better Stack
Better Stack is a sharp developer tool with a generous free tier — and a hard $269/mo jump the moment you outgrow it. BlackSight fills the gap between the two, with uptime and 16 security scans bundled at $9/mo to $89/mo.
No credit card · Free forever tier · Skip the $269/mo cliff
Pricing side by side
Better Stack's gap between Free and Standard is $269. BlackSight's $9, $29, and $89 tiers sit exactly where most growing teams need to land.
BlackSight Plans
Free · $9 Light · $29 Plus · $89 Pro
- Smooth pricing ladder, no $200+ cliff
- Uptime + 16 security scanners in one dashboard
- SSL expiry, headers, vuln scans, leak detection bundled
- Public status pages on every paid plan
- Free forever tier open to commercial use
Better Stack Plans
Free → ~$269/mo Standard (as publicly listed)
- Hard pricing cliff between Free and Standard
- Strong incident management + on-call rotation
- Beautiful status pages, multi-region checks
- No vulnerability scanning or SSL audit
- No leaked-credential or supply-chain monitoring
Pricing reflects Better Stack's publicly listed plans as of 2026. Better Stack is a trademark of its owner; BlackSight is not affiliated. See betterstack.com for current details.
Feature comparison
| Capability | BlackSight | Better Stack |
|---|---|---|
| Uptime + multi-region health checks | ||
| Public status pages | ||
| Incident management + on-call rotation | Basic alerts | |
| SSL certificate expiry alerts | Limited | |
| OWASP vulnerability scan | No | |
| Security headers + CSP audit | No | |
| Supply-chain / third-party script monitoring | No | |
| Dark-web / leaked-credential monitoring | No | |
| Starting paid-tier price | $9/mo | ~$269/mo |
Better Stack is a stronger fit for engineering teams that want a unified incident management and on-call platform. BlackSight's angle is different: bundle uptime with the security coverage that incident-management tools intentionally don't provide.
Better Stack outgrew you, or you outgrew Better Stack?
Either way — start free with BlackSight. No credit card. 30 seconds to scan.