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Best Down Device Alternatives in 2026

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20 tools from DNS monitoring software ranked against Down Device on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Paessler PRTG Network Monitor Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $16.67/mo8.2
    Down Device vs Paessler PRTG Network Monitor
  2. 2
    Dynatrace Kubernetes Monitoring Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted $1.40/mo7.9
    Down Device vs Dynatrace Kubernetes Monitoring
  3. 3
    StatusDrift Free plan AndroidapiiOSWeb $12,129/mo7.7
    Down Device vs StatusDrift
  4. 4
    Dotcom-Monitor Free plan WebWinLinuxiOSAndroid $13.33/mo7.6
    Down Device vs Dotcom-Monitor
  5. 5
    Nagios XI Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.5
    Down Device vs Nagios XI
  6. 6
    ThousandEyes DNS Monitoring Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 7.5
    Down Device vs ThousandEyes DNS Monitoring
  7. 7
    DomainWarn Free plan apiextensionWeb €15.83/mo7.4
    Down Device vs DomainWarn
  8. 8
    Zabbix Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 7.4
    Down Device vs Zabbix
  9. 9
    TLDTrack Free plan WebiOSAndroid £9/mo7.3
    Down Device vs TLDTrack
  10. 10
    Visual Sentinel Free plan AndroidapiiOSWeb $4.50/mo7.3
    Down Device vs Visual Sentinel
  11. 11
    Checkmate Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.2
    Down Device vs Checkmate
  12. 12
    DriftWatch Free plan apiWeb $29/mo7.2
    Down Device vs DriftWatch
  13. 13
    DNS Check Free plan apiWeb $8/mo7.1
    Down Device vs DNS Check
  14. 14
    Metric Tower Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free7.1
    Down Device vs Metric Tower
  15. 15
    ManageEngine Applications Manager Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxWebWin $32.92/mo7.0
    Down Device vs ManageEngine Applications Manager
  16. 16
    UpGex DNS Monitoring Free plan Web $8.33/mo7.0
    Down Device vs UpGex DNS Monitoring
  17. 17
    Datadog DNS Monitoring Free trial apiLinuxWeb $5/mo6.9
    Down Device vs Datadog DNS Monitoring
  18. 18
    Domain Monitor Free plan Web £6.39/mo6.8
    Down Device vs Domain Monitor
  19. 19
    ZoneWatcher Free trial apiWeb $1.17/mo6.8
    Down Device vs ZoneWatcher
  20. 20
    DNS Spy Free trial apiWeb $9/mo6.7
    Down Device vs DNS Spy

Down Device alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Paessler PRTG Network Monitor8.2Free plan$16.67/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Dynatrace Kubernetes Monitoring7.9No$1.40/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web
3StatusDrift7.7Free plan$12,129/moAndroid, API, iOS, Web
4Dotcom-Monitor7.6Free plan$13.33/moWeb, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android
5Nagios XI7.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
6ThousandEyes DNS Monitoring7.5No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7DomainWarn7.4Free plan€15.83/moAPI, Browser, Web
8Zabbix7.4No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9TLDTrack7.3Free plan£9/moWeb, iOS, Android
10Visual Sentinel7.3Free plan$4.50/moAndroid, API, iOS, Web
11Checkmate7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12DriftWatch7.2Free plan$29/moAPI, Web
13DNS Check7.1Free plan$8/moAPI, Web
14Metric Tower7.1Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
15ManageEngine Applications Manager7.0Free plan$32.92/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Web, Windows
16UpGex DNS Monitoring7.0Free plan$8.33/moWeb
17Datadog DNS Monitoring6.9No$5/moAPI, Linux, Web
18Domain Monitor6.8Free plan£6.39/moWeb
19ZoneWatcher6.8No$1.17/moAPI, Web
20DNS Spy6.7No$9/moAPI, Web
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Questions about Down Device alternatives

What is the best alternative to Down Device?

Paessler PRTG Network Monitor, number 1 in DNS monitoring software with a score of 8.2 out of 10. The others here: Dynatrace Kubernetes Monitoring, StatusDrift, Dotcom-Monitor and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Down Device?

Paessler PRTG Network Monitor is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 14 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.