Dotcom-Monitor vs Ghost Inspector
Dotcom-Monitor
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| Figure | Dotcom-Monitor | Ghost Inspector |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $13.33/mo | $109/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 8 | 4 |
| Spec score · Synthetic Monitoring | 9.3 (#1) | 8.2 (#13) |
| Company history | Dotcom-Monitor says it began in 1998, was founded by Vadim and remains privately owned. | Ghost Inspector says it launched in 2014 after founder Justin Klemm began building it in 2013. |
| Founded | 1998 | 2014 |
| Integrations | Listed integrations include Azure AD, Slack, Microsoft Teams, PagerDuty, Splunk, Asana, Okta, Pushover, ServiceNow, Salesforce, Trello, Geckoboard, Google Sheets, Zapier and Status.io. | The site names GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and CircleCI integrations, and says tests can also be triggered through its REST API. |
| What it does | Dotcom-Monitor is a synthetic monitoring service that tests websites, web applications, APIs and infrastructure from global locations and private agents. | Ghost Inspector is a no-code automated browser testing platform for websites and web applications. |
Plans
Dotcom-Monitor
- FreeFree
- Subscription$19.99 a month
- Performance Counters MetricsView$13.33 a month
- Web Services WebView$19.99 a month
- Web Pages BrowserView$29.96 a month
- Web Applications UserView$38.95 a month
- Internet Infrastructure ServerView$40 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
Ghost Inspector
- Starter$109 a month
- Growth$225 a month
- Large/Scale$449 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
Dotcom-Monitor
Dotcom-Monitor monitors websites and infrastructure, with checks, monitoring locations and alerts listed across its plans. Monitoring capabilities include SSL expiry alerts, keyword monitoring and server monitoring. The free plan is free, billed monthly, and includes up to 25 targets, monitoring as often as every five minutes, two locations, email alerts and seven-day data retention. A subscription is $13.33 a month, billed monthly; pricing varies by platform, target count and frequency. Its plan comparison lists up to 100 targets, one-minute monitoring, 25 locations, private agents and API configuration for Subscription. Enterprise pricing is custom and includes unlimited targets, 30+ locations, SSO and MFA, and 24/7 priority support. Alert channels include email, phone call, SMS, SNMP, webhooks, WhatsApp, Slack, PagerDuty, Microsoft Teams, AlertOps, Status.io and ServiceNow. The service is listed for web, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android. Dotcom-Monitor was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Excelsior, Minnesota, USA.
Ghost Inspector
Ghost Inspector has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.