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Head-to-head · Web Hosting Monitoring Software

HostTracker vs Checkly

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score HostTracker #1 in Web Hosting Monitoring Software 9.4/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 3 features Visit HostTracker
Checkly #3 in Web Hosting Monitoring Software 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Checkly

HostTracker leads on 1 check, Checkly on 0, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreHostTracker · 9.4/10
  • Lowest starting priceHostTracker · $5/mo
  • Free planboth
  • Free trialonly HostTracker
  • Most featuresCheckly · 3 of 3

HostTracker scores higher on our rubric for web hosting monitoring software: 9.4 against 9.2 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #3.

HostTracker is cheaper to start at $5/mo against $24/mo.

HostTracker is the better fit for broad monitoring at a low entry price. Checkly is the better fit for developers building synthetic and API checks.

  • HostTracker fits best

    Broad monitoring at a low entry price

  • Checkly fits best

    Developers building synthetic and API checks

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Side by side

Feature HostTracker 9.4/10 Visit ↗ Checkly 9.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.4 9.2
Ranking #1 in Web Hosting Monitoring Software #3 in Web Hosting Monitoring Software
Best for Broad monitoring at a low entry price Developers building synthetic and API checks
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $5/mo (best) $24/mo
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial 30 days —
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Integrations 8 integrations 20 integrations
Features HostTracker 0/3 · Checkly 3/3
Performance monitoring Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Port monitoring Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Domain and SSL checks Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Specs
Included monitors Not checked yet 50 monitors
Check interval Not checked yet 60 seconds
Alert channels Not checked yet Email, Slack, SMS, webhooks, PagerDuty, Opsgenie, Microsoft Teams, phone calls, Discord, Telegram, incident.io, Rootly, FireHydrant, ilert, Spike.sh, Splunk On-Call, GitLab Alerts, StatusPage
Our review
Pros
  • Monitors websites, APIs, servers, SSL, transactions and infrastructure
  • Free plan includes 2 monitors and checks every 30 minutes
  • REST API, webhooks, Slack, Telegram, CLI and Terraform integrations
  • Browser, Playwright, API, and multistep checks with assertions
  • Monitoring as code through CLI, Terraform, and Pulumi
  • Global and private locations with extensive alerting integrations
Cons
  • The Free plan is limited to 2 monitors and 2 contacts
  • Personal checks run as often as every 10 minutes
  • Solo provides 1 monitor despite costing more than Personal
  • Starter begins at $24 per month, unlike the free Hobby tier
  • Private locations are included on the $64-per-month Team plan
  • Enterprise uses custom solutions rather than a published price
Our verdict

HostTracker is a web and API monitoring service for businesses, developers and website owners. It checks websites, APIs and servers from global checkpoints, covering availability, response time and page speed. Its scope extends to SSL…

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Checkly is a cloud monitoring platform for developers, SREs, and QA teams. It monitors websites, APIs, services, DNS records, TCP endpoints, TLS certificates, scheduled jobs, and network paths from global locations. Browser and Playwright…

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  1. HostTrackerWeb Hosting Monitoring Software 9.4Free plan · 30-day trial
  2. ChecklyWeb Hosting Monitoring Software 9.2Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • HostTracker — where it wins

    • Monitors websites, APIs, servers, SSL, transactions and infrastructure
    • Free plan includes 2 monitors and checks every 30 minutes
    • REST API, webhooks, Slack, Telegram, CLI and Terraform integrations

    Where it doesn't

    • The Free plan is limited to 2 monitors and 2 contacts
    • Personal checks run as often as every 10 minutes
    • Solo provides 1 monitor despite costing more than Personal

  • Checkly — where it wins

    • Browser, Playwright, API, and multistep checks with assertions
    • Monitoring as code through CLI, Terraform, and Pulumi
    • Global and private locations with extensive alerting integrations

    Where it doesn't

    • Starter begins at $24 per month, unlike the free Hobby tier
    • Private locations are included on the $64-per-month Team plan
    • Enterprise uses custom solutions rather than a published price

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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