Best Synthetic Monitoring in 2026

Synthetic monitoring tools run checks to observe APIs, browsers, journeys or transactions from outside an application. Compared on API checks, browser checks, journey checks and transaction checks, the entries also show their fastest schedule and available locations. Those details help you assess what kinds of activity can be monitored, how frequently checks can run, and where they can originate. Free plans and paid starting prices add cost context. Dynatrace Kubernetes Monitoring, Site24x7 Synthetic Monitoring and Dotcom-Monitor are options to compare. Consider which services and user flows you need to observe, then match those needs to the listed check types and operating details.

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13free plans on this page
$0.03/molowest paid tier
11 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Synthetic Monitoring 25 channels on this page · 81 of 200 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromLocationsFastest scheduleBrowser checksAPI checksTransaction checksJourney checks Spec sheet Score
01 Dynatrace Kubernetes Monitoring Free planNoPaid fromLocationsFastest scheduleBrowser checksAPI checksTransaction checksJourney checks 1/8spec lines stated 7.7
02 Site24x7 Synthetic Monitoring Free planYesPaid fromLocationsFastest schedule1-minuteBrowser checksYesAPI checksYesTransaction checksYesJourney checksYes 6/8spec lines stated 7.6
03 Dotcom-Monitor Free planYesPaid from$13.33/moLocationsFastest scheduleBrowser checksAPI checksTransaction checksJourney checks 2/8spec lines stated 7.4
04 Elastic Observability Free planNoPaid fromLocationsFastest schedule1-minuteBrowser checksYesAPI checksYesTransaction checksYesJourney checksYes 6/8spec lines stated 7.4
05 Grafana Cloud Application Observability Free planYesPaid fromLocationsFastest scheduleBrowser checksAPI checksTransaction checksJourney checks 1/8spec lines stated 7.4
06 New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring Free planYesPaid fromLocationsFastest schedule1-minuteBrowser checksYesAPI checksYesTransaction checksYesJourney checksYes 6/8spec lines stated 7.4
07 OneUptime Free planYesPaid fromLocationsFastest scheduleBrowser checksAPI checksTransaction checksJourney checks 1/8spec lines stated 7.4
08 Checkly Free planYesPaid from$24/moLocationsFastest scheduleBrowser checksAPI checksTransaction checksJourney checks 2/8spec lines stated 7.3
09 HostTracker Free planYesPaid from$5/moLocationsFastest scheduleBrowser checksAPI checksTransaction checksJourney checks 2/8spec lines stated 7.3
10 Uptrends Free planNoPaid from$42/moLocationsFastest scheduleBrowser checksAPI checksTransaction checksJourney checks 2/8spec lines stated 7.3
11 Zabbix Free planYesPaid fromLocationsFastest scheduleBrowser checksAPI checksTransaction checksJourney checks 1/8spec lines stated 7.3
12 Apica LoadTest Free planYesPaid fromLocationsFastest scheduleBrowser checksYesAPI checksYesTransaction checksYesJourney checksYes 5/8spec lines stated 7.2
13 GoPinger Free planYesPaid from$7/moLocations3 locationsFastest schedule1-minuteBrowser checksYesAPI checksYesTransaction checksNoJourney checksNo 8/8spec lines stated 7.2
14 XICTRAQ Free planYesPaid fromLocations3 locationsFastest schedule1-minuteBrowser checksYesAPI checksYesTransaction checksYesJourney checksYes 7/8spec lines stated 7.2
15 Assertible Free planYesPaid from$25/moLocationsFastest scheduleBrowser checksAPI checksTransaction checksJourney checks 2/8spec lines stated 7.1
16 Sitewatch Free planYesPaid from$9/moLocations1 locationsFastest schedule15-minuteBrowser checksNoAPI checksNoTransaction checksYesJourney checksNo 8/8spec lines stated 7.1
17 Exoprise Free planNoPaid fromLocationsFastest scheduleBrowser checksAPI checksTransaction checksJourney checks 1/8spec lines stated 6.9
18 ManageEngine Applications Manager Free planYesPaid fromLocationsFastest scheduleBrowser checksAPI checksTransaction checksJourney checks 1/8spec lines stated 6.9
19 MonSpark Free planYesPaid fromLocationsFastest scheduleBrowser checksAPI checksTransaction checksJourney checks 1/8spec lines stated 6.9
20 Oh Dear Free planNoPaid fromLocationsFastest scheduleBrowser checksAPI checksTransaction checksJourney checks 1/8spec lines stated 6.9
21 Pingdom Free planNoPaid fromLocationsFastest scheduleBrowser checksAPI checksTransaction checksJourney checks 1/8spec lines stated 6.9
22 Sematext Synthetics Free planNoPaid from$2/moLocationsFastest scheduleBrowser checksAPI checksTransaction checksJourney checks 2/8spec lines stated 6.8
23 Testable Synthetic Monitoring Free planYesPaid from$23.17/moLocationsFastest schedule1-minuteBrowser checksYesAPI checksYesTransaction checksYesJourney checksYes 7/8spec lines stated 6.8
24 New Relic Synthetics Free planYesPaid fromLocationsFastest schedule1-minuteBrowser checksYesAPI checksYesTransaction checksYesJourney checksYes 6/8spec lines stated 6.7
25 RapidSpike Free planNoPaid fromLocationsFastest scheduleBrowser checksAPI checksTransaction checksJourney checks 1/8spec lines stated 6.7
Compare all 25 in a table
#ToolScoreFree planFromFree planPaid fromLocationsFastest schedule
1Dynatrace Kubernetes Monitoring7.7$1.40/moNo
2Site24x7 Synthetic Monitoring7.6$8/moYes1-minute
3Dotcom-Monitor7.4Free plan$13.33/moYes13.33 /mo
4Elastic Observability7.4No1-minute
5Grafana Cloud Application Observability7.4Free plan$0.03/moYes
6New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring7.4Free plan$29.08/moYes1-minute
7OneUptime7.4Free plan$0.10/moYes
8Checkly7.3Free plan$24/moYes24 /mo
9HostTracker7.3Free plan$4.08/moYes5 /mo
10Uptrends7.3No$42/moNo42 /mo
11Zabbix7.3Yes
12Apica LoadTest7.2Yes
13GoPinger7.2Free plan$7/moYes7 /mo3 locations1-minute
14XICTRAQ7.2Free plan€12/moYes3 locations1-minute
15Assertible7.1Free plan$25/moYes25 /mo
16Sitewatch7.1Free plan$9/moYes9 /mo1 locations15-minute
17Exoprise6.9No$100/moNo
18ManageEngine Applications Manager6.9Free plan$32.92/moYes
19MonSpark6.9Yes
20Oh Dear6.9No€15/moNo
21Pingdom6.9No
22Sematext Synthetics6.8No$2/moNo2 /mo
23Testable Synthetic Monitoring6.8Free plan$23.17/moYes23.17 /mo1-minute
24New Relic Synthetics6.7Free planYes1-minute
25RapidSpike6.7No£199/moNo

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