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Sematext Synthetics

Ch 156.8of 41 Synthetic Monitoring
  1. 1Runs onAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
  2. 2Costsfree trial · paid from $2/mo
  3. 3Check frequency1 min
  4. 4Response assertionsYes
  5. 5Multi-region checksYes
  6. 6Private locationsYes
  7. 7Incident workflowsYes
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Overview

Sematext Synthetics is ranked #15 of 41 in synthetic monitoring on Specifiction. It runs on API, Linux, Self-hosted, Web, Windows. There is no free plan. A free trial is offered. Paid plans start at $2/mo.

Sematext Synthetics plans and pricing

All plans
Pay-As-You-Go $2/mo per HTTP monitor; $7 per Browser monitor Minimum $5 per month · 30 days retention · monitor count and retention affect price sematext.com · 2 Oct 2026

Compared on synthetic monitoring

Free plan
Nosematext.com
Paid from
$2/mosematext.com
Check frequency
1 minsematext.com
Response assertions
Yessematext.com
Multi-region checks
Yessematext.com
Private locations
Yessematext.com
Incident workflows
Yessematext.com

Facts

What it does
Sematext Synthetics actively monitors APIs, web URLs, websites, and user journeys from locations around the globe.sematext.com · 2 Oct 2026
Monitor types
HTTP monitors record response data and timings, while Browser monitors run scripts that simulate user actions on websites.sematext.com · 2 Oct 2026
API checks
HTTP monitors can validate response codes, headers, content, and timing conditions for monitored endpoints.sematext.com · 2 Oct 2026
Browser monitoring
Browser monitors use Playwright with a headless Google Chrome browser in an isolated Node.js environment.sematext.com · 2 Oct 2026
SSL monitoring
Synthetics checks certificate validity and expiry, and HTTP monitors also detect certificate changes.sematext.com · 2 Oct 2026
Alerts and integrations
The product page lists Slack, OpsGenie, Zapier, and VictorOps as alert integration examples.sematext.com · 2 Oct 2026
Vercel
The Vercel integration can create a Browser monitor for each selected Vercel project.sematext.com · 2 Oct 2026
Sensitive data
Browser monitor credentials can be stored in AWS Secrets Manager and substituted into scripts only during execution.sematext.com · 2 Oct 2026
Firewall limitation
Sematext says it does not provide a list of static IP addresses for firewall allowlisting.sematext.com · 2 Oct 2026
HTTP monitor limit
An HTTP monitor run has 128 MB of memory, and its response body is trimmed to 2 MB.sematext.com · 2 Oct 2026
Support
The product page says support is available through email, live chat, and phone calls.sematext.com · 2 Oct 2026
Company history
Sematext's history page says the company launched as Sematext International in Spring 2010.sematext.com · 2 Oct 2026

Company

Founded
2010sematext.com · 28 Sept 2026
Headquarters
Brooklyn, New York, USAsematext.com · 28 Sept 2026

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