Montastic is super easy to use, check out this video:

Montastic FAQs

What are the features?

• Get an email when your site goes down
• Get an email when your site goes back up
• Read statuses via RSS, Mac, PC, Android widgets and API
• Support for HTTP, HTTPs and any port number
• NEW! Verify presence or absence of keyword on a web page
• Support for HTTP authentication
• Monitoring frequency up to every 5 minutes
• Mac, Windows and Android widgets
• Checkpoint statuses available via RSS
• Color coded icons with full screen capability
• REST developer API

Does Montastic check from multiple locations?

Yes, many locations, all in the US. The IP numbers of the Montastic checkers change on a regular basis.

What do I get for free?

You get to monitor few sites every 30 minutes. To get down to 5 minutes and get more URLs to monitor you can choose among several plans.

Can I use the Montastic tiny logo on my website?

Yes. It also helps spreading the word about Montastic.

Copy this code and paste it into your web page: <a href="http://www.montastic.com/"><img src="http://www.montastic.com/images/montasticated.gif" alt="This site is monitored by www.montastic.com" width="80" height="15" border="0"></a>

and it will look like this:

Who is behind Montastic?

Metadot Corporation and its team of open source fanatics. They have been writing web apps for many years and also created Das Keyboard.