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MonSpark vs Pingdom

MonSpark

monspark.com

Pingdom

pingdom.com

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FigureMonSparkPingdom
Price from—$16.50/mo
Free plan——
Free trialYesYes
Open source——
WebYesYes
iOS—Yes
Android—Yes
APIYesYes
Plans published05
Spec score · Uptime Monitoring Software8.0 (#23)8.9 (#4)
Spec score · Synthetic Monitoring7.9 (#21)8.7 (#6)
Spec score · Website Monitoring Software8.0 (#27)8.9 (#4)
Spec score · Uptime monitoring services7.9 (#28)9.1 (#6)
Alert channelsemail,SMS,voice calls,Slack,Discord,Microsoft Teams,webhooks,Telegram,JiraEmail,SMS,push notifications,Slack,PagerDuty,Opsgenie,VictorOps,HipChat,webhooks
AlertsMonSpark says it can send notifications by email, SMS, and voice call when it detects issues.Incident alerts can be sent by SMS, email, push notification, or webhook, and Pingdom performs a second check before alerting to filter false positives.
Free planYesNo
IntegrationsIts integrations page lists phone calls, SMS, Zapier, Microsoft Teams, and Slack, and marks WhatsApp and Telegram as coming soon.Native alert integrations named by Pingdom include Slack, VictorOps, Opsgenie and PagerDuty.
Intended usersMonSpark says it was established to make website monitoring easier and more accessible for businesses of all sizes.Pingdom describes use cases for digital marketers, web hosting providers, and web developers.
SecurityThe privacy notice says Peyk Inc. uses organizational and technical processes and procedures to protect personal information, while stating that complete security cannot be guaranteed.SolarWinds provides a security information page linked from Pingdom's site.
Server monitoringMonSpark offers server monitoring for CPU, memory, disk, and network usage.Yes
SSL expiry alertsYesYes
Status pagesMonSpark offers customizable status pages hosted on the customer’s own domain for updates about incidents, outages, and service status.Public status pages are included in all plans and can show current status and historical data.
SupportThe company lists support contact by email and phone, including the number +1 (302) 543-2988.The site links to customer support and support tickets and lists a sales contact phone number.
TrialMonSpark’s FAQ says it offers a free trial that is not fully automated and asks interested users to contact the company.The site offers a fully functional 30-day free trial that includes synthetic monitoring and RUM.

Plans

MonSpark

No plans published.

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Pingdom

  • Real User Monitoring$16.50 a month
  • Synthetic Monitoring$16.50 a month
  • Real User Monitoring annual calculator$198 a year
  • Synthetic Monitoring annual calculator$198 a year
  • EnterprisePriced on request

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