Alerts where your team
actually looks.
Email is fine. But your Slack channel is where your team actually sees things. MonitorGiant delivers downtime alerts to 17 channels — pick the ones that fit your workflow, or use several at once.
Alert emails sent on DOWN and RECOVER, with error message, duration, and a direct link to the monitor.
Setup: No setup needed — just add a contact email to your notification profile.
Telegram
Instant messages to any Telegram user, group, or channel via bot. Works on all Telegram clients.
Setup: Create a bot with @BotFather → paste your bot token and chat ID into MonitorGiant.
Discord
Rich embed alerts in any Discord server channel, with colour-coded DOWN / RECOVER status.
Setup: Server Settings → Integrations → Webhooks → create webhook → copy URL.
ntfy
Push notifications via ntfy.sh — no account required for public topics. Or self-host your own ntfy server.
Setup: Subscribe to a topic URL — no account or sign-up required for public topics.
Gotify
Self-hosted push notifications for privacy-first teams. Your server, your data, your control.
Setup: Self-host Gotify → create an application → paste your Gotify URL and app token.
Slack
Alert cards in any Slack channel with colour-coded DOWN / RECOVER status and full context.
Setup: Create a Slack App → enable Incoming Webhooks → copy the webhook URL.
Google Chat
Alerts posted in a Google Chat Space. Works with any Google Workspace account.
Setup: Space settings → Manage webhooks → copy webhook URL.
Microsoft Teams
Adaptive Card alerts in a Microsoft Teams channel with full incident detail.
Setup: Channel → Connectors → Incoming Webhook → copy URL.
Generic Webhook
JSON POST to any HTTPS endpoint — Zapier, Make, n8n, or your own systems. HMAC-SHA256 signed for authenticity.
Setup: Paste your endpoint URL. Add an optional HMAC secret to verify payload authenticity.
Pushover
Mobile push notifications on iOS and Android with configurable priority levels and emergency repeat.
Setup: Register at pushover.net → paste your User Key and App Token.
PagerDuty
Creates a PagerDuty incident on DOWN. Auto-resolves the incident when the monitor recovers — no manual action needed.
Setup: Events API v2 integration in PagerDuty → paste the Routing Key.
Opsgenie
Creates an Opsgenie alert on DOWN. Auto-closes the alert when the monitor recovers.
Setup: Team integration API key in Opsgenie → paste into MonitorGiant.
Zapier
Trigger any Zapier automation when a monitor goes DOWN or recovers. Connect MonitorGiant to 6,000+ apps without writing code.
Setup: Create a Zapier webhook trigger → copy the webhook URL → paste into MonitorGiant.
Make (Integromat)
Trigger any Make scenario on DOWN or RECOVER events. Build visual automation workflows connecting MonitorGiant to any app.
Setup: Create a Make webhook module → copy the webhook URL → paste into MonitorGiant.
Splunk On-Call
Create and auto-resolve Splunk On-Call (VictorOps) incidents on DOWN / RECOVER events. Full on-call rotation integration.
Setup: Splunk On-Call REST endpoint routing key → paste into MonitorGiant.
Zulip
Stream DOWN and RECOVER alerts into any Zulip stream and topic. Ideal for teams that use Zulip for async communication.
Setup: Zulip API key + bot email + stream name → paste into MonitorGiant.
Rocket.Chat
Post alert messages to any Rocket.Chat channel via incoming webhook. Works with self-hosted and cloud Rocket.Chat.
Setup: Administration → Integrations → Incoming Webhook → copy URL.
Set up in under 2 minutes
Each alert profile can have multiple channels simultaneously — email AND Slack AND Telegram at the same time. When a monitor goes down, every channel fires at once.
Open a Notification Profile
Go to Notification Profiles in your dashboard and open any profile — or create a new one.
Add a channel
Click "Add a channel", choose a type, and follow the inline setup guide for that channel.
Paste credentials
Paste your webhook URL, bot token, or API key. It is encrypted immediately with AES-256.
Send a test alert
Click "Send test" to confirm the channel works before any real outage.
Security: Credentials (tokens, webhook URLs) are encrypted with AES-256 on save and only used to deliver alerts. You can revoke access from your own platform at any time.
Where MonitorGiant has the edge
UptimeRobot has more notification channels overall. These are the specific ones where MonitorGiant's implementation goes further.
ntfy — no account required
Subscribe to a public topic and receive push notifications instantly. No sign-up, no email, completely free. Self-hostable for teams who want full control. UptimeRobot does not support ntfy.
Gotify — self-hosted push
Privacy-first teams can run their own Gotify server and receive push notifications with zero third-party involvement. UptimeRobot does not support Gotify.
PagerDuty auto-resolve
When a monitor recovers, MonitorGiant automatically sends a resolve event using the same dedup key. PagerDuty closes the incident without any manual action. UptimeRobot does not auto-resolve.
Opsgenie auto-close
Same pattern — Opsgenie alerts are automatically closed when your monitor comes back up. No on-call engineer needs to manually resolve it.
HMAC-signed webhooks
MonitorGiant signs every webhook payload with HMAC-SHA256 using your secret key. Your endpoint can verify the signature and reject unauthenticated calls. UptimeRobot does not sign webhooks.
Zapier and Make — connect to everything else
No native integration for a tool you rely on? Zapier connects to 6,000+ apps and Make lets you build any visual workflow. One webhook from MonitorGiant becomes a trigger for anything — Airtable, Notion, HubSpot, or your own internal systems.
Notification channels — how we compare
MonitorGiant vs the main alternatives across key notification channels.
| Channel | MonitorGiant | UptimeRobot | Pingdom | Checkly |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Email alerts | ✅ Free | ✅ Free | ✅ Free | ✅ Free |
| Telegram alerts | ✅ Free | 💼 Paid | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| Discord alerts | ✅ Free | 💼 Paid | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| ntfy alerts | ✅ Free | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| Gotify (self-hosted push) | ✅ Free | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| Slack alerts | 💼 Paid | 💼 Paid | 💼 Paid | 💼 Paid |
| Google Chat | 💼 Paid | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| Microsoft Teams | 💼 Paid | 💼 Paid | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| PagerDuty (w/ auto-resolve) | 💼 Paid | 💼 Paid | 💼 Paid | 💼 Paid |
| Opsgenie (w/ auto-resolve) | 💼 Paid | ❌ No | ❌ No | 💼 Paid |
| Pushover | 💼 Paid | 💼 Paid | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| HMAC-signed webhooks | 💼 Paid | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| Zapier | 💼 Paid | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| Make / Integromat | 💼 Paid | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| Splunk On-Call | 💼 Paid | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| Zulip | 💼 Paid | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| Rocket.Chat notify | 💼 Paid | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| Total channels | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
✅ Free = available on free plan · 💼 Paid = available on paid plans · ❌ No = not supported
17 channels. Set up in minutes.
Start free — Email, Telegram, Discord, ntfy, and Gotify are included at no cost. Paid plans unlock Slack, Teams, PagerDuty, Zapier, Make, and more.