Checkly vs Sitewatch
Checkly
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| Figure | Checkly | Sitewatch |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $24/mo | $9/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 4 | 3 |
| Spec score · Synthetic Monitoring | 8.4 (#7) | 7.5 (#27) |
| Security | Checkly states that it is GDPR compliant and SOC 2 Type 2 compliant. | The maker says it uses Firebase Authentication, Firestore workspace access rules, AES-256 encryption at rest, and TLS in transit; SOC 2 certification is on its roadmap. |
| Support | The pricing page lists premium support, onboarding support, a dedicated customer success engineer, and 24x7 phone escalation as Enterprise features. | Sitewatch lists [email protected] for support and says it typically responds within 24 hours on business days. |
Plans
In their own words
Checkly
Checkly is a monitoring-as-code platform for developers who need to monitor APIs and user interfaces. Its uptime monitor types include URL, TCP, DNS, ICMP, SSL, gRPC, Traceroute, and Heartbeat. Browser Checks use headless browsers to simulate interactions such as logins, checkouts, and form submissions. Playwright Check Suites run full test suites on a schedule and support custom dependencies and shared storage state. The Checkly CLI lets users write checks in code and deploy monitors from a terminal. Listed integrations include Slack, PagerDuty, OpsGenie, Datadog, Grafana, Discord, Terraform, and Pulumi. Checkly says its monitors run from the public internet without installation inside or privileged access to a customer network. It also states that it is GDPR compliant and SOC 2 Type 2 compliant, with end-to-end encryption for stored data, HTTPS for network traffic, and AES256 encryption for database data at rest. The Hobby plan is free; Starter is $24 a month, and Team is $64 a month. Hobby includes 10 uptime monitors, 1,000 browser/Playwright runs, and 10,000 API runs per month.
Sitewatch
Sitewatch has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.