Head-to-head · Web Hosting Monitoring Software
SolidPing vs Checkly
SolidPing leads on 0 checks, Checkly on 0, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 4 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.
Our verdict
- Highest scoreSolidPing · 9.3/10
- Free planboth
- Most featuresCheckly · 3 of 3
SolidPing scores higher on our rubric for web hosting monitoring software: 9.3 against 9.2 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #3.
SolidPing is the better fit for open-source teams needing deep monitoring. Checkly is the better fit for developers building synthetic and API checks.
- SolidPing fits best
Open-source teams needing deep monitoring
- Checkly fits best
Developers building synthetic and API checks
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Side by side
| Feature | SolidPing 9.3/10 Visit ↗ | Checkly 9.2/10 Visit ↗ |
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| At a glance | ||
| Editor score | 9.3 | 9.2 |
| Ranking | #2 in Web Hosting Monitoring Software | #3 in Web Hosting Monitoring Software |
| Best for | Open-source teams needing deep monitoring | Developers building synthetic and API checks |
| Pricing model | Free plan + paid | Free plan + paid |
| Starting price | €5/mo | $24/mo |
| Free plan | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Deployment | Cloud, Desktop, Self-hosted | Cloud |
| Platforms | Web, Linux, Windows | Web |
| Integrations | 16 integrations | 20 integrations |
| Features SolidPing 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 | Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams, Google Chat, Mattermost, Matrix, Zulip, Telegram, Email, Webhooks, PagerDuty, ntfy, Gotify, Pushover, Web Push, SMS, voice via Twilio | 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 |
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| Our verdict | SolidPing is an open-source uptime and availability monitoring platform for teams responsible for websites, network services, databases, infrastructure, and private services. It supports web, Linux, Windows, API, and self-hosted… Read the review → |
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… Read the review → |
Strengths and trade-offs
SolidPing — where it wins
- Supports HTTP, TCP, UDP, ICMP, DNS, SSL, database, and container checks
- Offers self-hosting, six hosted regions, private agents, and 10-second checks
- Connects with extensive alert channels, on-call schedules, and escalation policies
Where it doesn't
- Hosted SMS, voice, and WhatsApp alerts require self-hosted provider credentials
- Advanced monitoring capacity is split across multiple paid tiers
- The broad feature set may exceed the needs of teams wanting simple uptime checks
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
- SolidPing9.3/10 · Free plan
Deep protocol coverage and alerting for teams that want open-source monitoring.
Visit SolidPingFull verdict → - Checkly9.2/10 · Free plan
Developer-focused monitoring with deep checks, code workflows, and broad alerting.
Visit ChecklyFull verdict →
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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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