Runscope
Runscope monitors and tests APIs used by mobile and web applications, checking uptime, correctness, and performance from an API consumer’s perspective.
What Runscope is
Runscope monitors and tests APIs used by mobile and web applications, checking uptime, correctness, and performance from an API consumer’s perspective. Tests consist of sequential HTTP requests, with assertions for response time, JSON or XML content, headers, status codes, and response bodies. Variables and chained requests can pass data between steps, while reusable checks support local, staging, and production environments. Tests can run in the cloud or behind a firewall against public or private APIs. Imports include OpenAPI or Swagger, and the Small plan also lists Postman import. Teams can run tests in CI/CD pipelines or monitor live APIs, with email, webhook, PagerDuty, and Slack notifications for completed or failed runs. An on-premises agent supports private API monitoring on macOS, Linux, and Windows. The Free Starter plan includes 1,000 API Monitoring and API Functional Testing runs per month. Small costs $79 a month. The Runscope homepage says API Monitoring is now available through BlazeMeter.
Good
- Tests validate response times, content, headers, and status codes.
- Checks can run against public or private APIs.
- Supports chained requests and reusable environment checks.
- Notifications include email, webhook, PagerDuty, and Slack.
- Free Starter includes 1,000 runs per month.
Watch out
- The homepage says API Monitoring is now part of BlazeMeter.
- Small costs $79 a month.
- BlazeMeter support hours are weekdays, 6 AM–5 PM PST.
Who it suits
Runscope suits development and QA teams that need to test APIs in pipelines or monitor live services. It also supports teams checking private APIs behind a firewall.
Verdict
Runscope supports API checks across development environments and production, including private APIs. Its Free Starter tier has a monthly run limit, and the Small plan costs $79 a month.
Plans and prices
From Runscope's own pricing page, checked 4 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Small | $79 a month | 250K Requests · 5 team members · 19 global locations · Up to 1-minute schedules · Standard email support · Billed once per month |
| Medium | $199 a month | 1M Requests · 40 team members · Priority support · Custom script libraries · Reusable script snippets · Enhanced response timings · Billed once per Month |
| Large | $599 a month | 5M Requests · 50 team members · Priority support · SAML single sign-on · Client certificates · Billed once per Month |
| Unleashed | Priced on request | Higher request volumes · Customizable options · Premium support · Splunk integrations · Secrets management · RBAC support · Service level agreement · File uploads · Dedicated success manager · Contact Us |
The facts
Each one read from Runscope's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Alerts
- Test notifications can be sent through email, Webhook, PagerDuty, and Slack.checked 4 Oct 2026
- API tests
- An API test is one or more sequential HTTP requests, with assertions and variables available for validating and passing data between steps.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The Runscope about page describes its mission as building tools for API, infrastructure, and developer experience teams supporting modern application development.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Current positioning
- The Runscope homepage says API Monitoring is now available through BlazeMeter.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Enterprise features
- The enterprise page lists role-based access control, SAML single sign-on, an SLA option, custom support, and a dedicated account manager.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Imports
- The Small API plan lists OpenAPI (Swagger) import and Postman import.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The API pricing page lists Slack, DataDog, PagerDuty, and similar integrations, as well as continuous integration support.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The product page describes the API testing and monitoring platform as designed for development and QA teams.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Monitoring locations
- API Monitoring can run tests in the cloud or behind a firewall against public or private APIs.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Payment security
- The pricing page says credit card information is sent over SSL to its PCI-certified payments provider and is not stored on its servers or databases.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Private API access
- The product page says an on-premises agent can monitor private APIs and supports macOS, Linux, and Windows.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Product status
- The Runscope homepage says API Monitoring (Runscope) is now part of BlazeMeter.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- API Monitoring evaluates API performance from the API consumer point of view and monitors uptime and correctness.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Run automation
- The product page says teams can run API tests automatically in CI/CD pipelines and monitor live APIs in production.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Security
- Runscope’s terms say it uses commercially reasonable physical, managerial, and technical safeguards, while noting that it cannot guarantee those measures will never be defeated.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Support
- BlazeMeter support hours are 6 AM–5 PM PST, Monday through Friday, with tickets, email, and community forums listed as contact options.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Test locations
- Tests can run from the cloud or behind a firewall against public or private APIs.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Test model
- An API test consists of one or more HTTP requests executed sequentially, with assertions and variables available for test steps.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Validation features
- Tests can assert response time, JSON or XML content, HTTP headers, status codes, and response bodies.checked 3 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Runscope provides developers a place to monitor and manage APIs used in mobile and web applications.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Workflow features
- The product supports chained requests, dynamic data, reusable checks across local, staging, and production environments, and imports from Swagger or OpenAPI formats.checked 3 Oct 2026
Money
- Free tier
- The pricing page lists a Free Starter plan with 1,000 API Monitoring and API Functional Testing runs per month (12k per year).checked 4 Oct 2026
- Trial
- The Runscope homepage offers a free trial, but does not state its length.checked 4 Oct 2026
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