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10 Free Best LLMs You Must Try in 2026 (Tested and Ranked)
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Artificial Intelligence
10 Free Best LLMs You Must Try in 2026 (Tested and Ranked)
Compare the 10 best free large language models in 2026 — Llama 4, DeepSeek R1, Mistral 7B, Gemma 3, Phi-4, Qwen3, and more. Tested personally with honest pros, cons, direct links, and use-case recommendations for developers, data scientists, and AI enthusiasts.
MonitorPlatform Team
March 13, 2026
16 min read
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11 Best Uptime Monitoring Tools in 2026 (Features, Pricing & Honest Comparisons)
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Monitoring
11 Best Uptime Monitoring Tools in 2026 (Features, Pricing & Honest Comparisons)
Compare the 11 best uptime monitoring tools in 2026 — UptimeRobot, Datadog, Better Stack, MonitorPlatform, and more. Features, honest pricing, and real limitations reviewed so you can choose the right tool for your stack.
MonitorPlatform Team
March 5, 2026
12 min read
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Recent Articles

10 Free Best LLMs You Must Try in 2026 (Tested and Ranked)
Artificial Intelligence
16 min
10 Free Best LLMs You Must Try in 2026 (Tested and Ranked)
Compare the 10 best free large language models in 2026 — Llama 4, DeepSeek R1, Mistral 7B, Gemma 3, Phi-4, Qwen3, and more. Tested personally with honest pros, cons, direct links, and use-case recommendations for developers, data scientists, and AI enthusiasts.
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MonitorPlatform Team
13/03/2026
How to Create URL, API, SSL, and Heartbeat Monitors in 60 Seconds
Tutorials
12 min
How to Create URL, API, SSL, and Heartbeat Monitors in 60 Seconds
Step-by-step guide to setting up URL, API, SSL certificate, Heartbeat, Content Change, and Port monitors on MonitorPlatform. Start monitoring your website, APIs, and cron jobs in under 60 seconds — no credit card required.
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MonitorPlatform Team
06/03/2026
11 Best Uptime Monitoring Tools in 2026 (Features, Pricing & Honest Comparisons)
Monitoring
12 min
11 Best Uptime Monitoring Tools in 2026 (Features, Pricing & Honest Comparisons)
Compare the 11 best uptime monitoring tools in 2026 — UptimeRobot, Datadog, Better Stack, MonitorPlatform, and more. Features, honest pricing, and real limitations reviewed so you can choose the right tool for your stack.
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MonitorPlatform Team
05/03/2026
Stop Paying for Email Hosting: How We Send Transactional Emails for Free Using Resend
Infrastructure
5 min
Stop Paying for Email Hosting: How We Send Transactional Emails for Free Using Resend
Our Hostinger plan expired and took our transactional emails with it. Here is how we switched to Resend in under an hour, for free, and never looked back.
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MonitorPlatform Team
23/02/2026
Port Monitoring: Catch Database and Service Outages Before Your Users Do
Infrastructure
16 min
Port Monitoring: Catch Database and Service Outages Before Your Users Do
Stop losing customers to silent database failures. Monitor TCP/UDP ports on MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, and any network service with instant alerts and zero configuration.
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MonitorPlatform Team
18/02/2026
The Complete Guide to API Monitoring in 2026
APIs
8 min
The Complete Guide to API Monitoring in 2026
Master API monitoring with proven strategies for tracking performance, preventing downtime, and ensuring reliability across your entire infrastructure.
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MonitorPlatform Team
07/01/2026
The 6-Hour Outage That Changed Everything: A Wake-Up Call on November 18, 2025
devops
7 min
The 6-Hour Outage That Changed Everything: A Wake-Up Call on November 18, 2025
How a global Cloudflare outage took our company website down for 6 hours and inspired building MonitorPlatform to detect downtime instantly.
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MonitorPlatform Team
07/01/2026
Getting Started with Website Monitoring: A 5-Minute Setup Guide
Guides
11 min
Getting Started with Website Monitoring: A 5-Minute Setup Guide
Set up professional website monitoring in 5 minutes. Catch downtime before customers do with real-time alerts, uptime tracking, and performance monitoring.
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MonitorPlatform Team
07/01/2026
SSL Certificate Monitoring: Never Get Caught by an Expired Cert Again
Security
10 min
SSL Certificate Monitoring: Never Get Caught by an Expired Cert Again
Avoid scary browser warnings, SEO penalties, and lost revenue by monitoring your SSL certificates with smart alerts and simple automation.
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MonitorPlatform Team
07/01/2026

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