Alternative
Looking for an Oh Dear alternative?
Oh Dear is a well-built monitor with public status pages and a strong following among developers. If what you actually need is a branded report to hand a client each month, here is an honest comparison with Janitor.
Oh Dear, from Spatie in Belgium, watches uptime, SSL, broken links, DNS, domain expiry, scheduled tasks and Lighthouse performance, with every feature on every plan and public status pages your visitors can subscribe to. It has a deserved reputation and serves a lot of engineering teams well.
Janitor covers the same monitoring ground but is built for a different job: proving to a client that their retainer is working. The output is a branded, white-label PDF health report with a 0 to 100 score, not a public status page. If you run an agency or freelance for clients, that difference is the whole point.
Side by side
Oh Dear vs Janitor
A fair feature and price comparison, with the competitor figures checked live.
| Feature | Oh Dear ohdear.app | Janitor getjanitor.com |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | From €13/mo (5 sites) | From $15/mo (5 sites) |
| Free trial | 10 days, no card | 30 days, no card |
| Currency | EUR | USD |
| Uptime monitoring | ||
| SSL and domain expiry | ||
| DNS change detection | ||
| Broken link checking | ||
| Performance Oh Dear runs full Lighthouse audits; Janitor checks homepage weight against a budget. | Lighthouse scores | Page-weight budget |
| Scheduled task (cron) monitoring | – | |
| Email deliverability (SPF, DKIM, DMARC) | – | |
| Security headers grading | – | |
| Cookie consent and pre-consent tracking | – | |
| Public status pages | – | |
| Branded client reports Janitor leads with a branded PDF you send the client; Oh Dear leads with a public status page. | Status pages, monthly email | White-label PDF, per client |
Oh Dear pricing and features verified against ohdear.app/pricing on 22 June 2026.
Fair is fair
Where Oh Dear is stronger
Public status pages
Oh Dear ships polished public status pages with subscriber notifications, and resellers can brand them. Janitor has no status page, so if a live public page is central to you, Oh Dear wins here.
Lighthouse performance
Oh Dear runs full Lighthouse audits. Janitor checks homepage page weight against a budget, which is lighter. For deep performance scoring, Oh Dear goes further.
Cron and scheduled task monitoring
Oh Dear can alert you when a scheduled task fails to run. Janitor does not monitor cron jobs.
Track record
Oh Dear has been around for years with a strong name in the Laravel and wider developer community. That history counts.
Where Janitor is different
The branded client report is the point
The report is the product
Janitor turns every site into a branded PDF with your logo, a 0 to 100 score, a plain-English summary and prioritised fixes. It is built to be handed to a client, not pinned to a public URL.
Checks Oh Dear does not run
Email deliverability (SPF, DKIM, DMARC), security headers grading, mixed content and cookie consent detection are all in Janitor. They matter when you are accountable for a client site.
Built for the retainer
Every report shows what improved this period, so the client sees the work. That is the case for keeping you on, made for you each month.
One price, every feature
Like Oh Dear, every plan includes every feature, only the scale changes. Janitor adds a 30-day no-card trial that begins on Studio so you can send a real report before you pay.
If you sell retainers and want a branded report a client actually reads, Janitor fits. If you mainly want public status pages and Lighthouse for your own engineering team, Oh Dear is a strong choice and we will say so.
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FAQ
Oh Dear alternative FAQ
Is Janitor a drop-in replacement for Oh Dear?
For uptime, SSL, domain expiry, DNS and broken links, yes. Janitor adds email deliverability, security headers, cookie consent and branded client reports. It does not do public status pages or Lighthouse audits or cron monitoring, so if those are core to you, Oh Dear is the better fit.
How does the pricing compare?
At the time of writing Oh Dear starts at €13 a month for 5 sites and Janitor starts at $15 a month for 5 sites, both with every feature on every plan. Oh Dear bills in euros, Janitor in US dollars. Check both live pricing pages for the current figures.
Can I send clients a report under my own brand?
Yes. That is the main reason Janitor exists. Add your logo, colours and agency name and Janitor produces a white-label PDF per client, on demand or scheduled monthly.
Does Janitor have status pages?
No. Janitor produces private branded reports for clients rather than public status pages. If you need a public status page, Oh Dear or a dedicated status page tool is the better option.
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