DNS Check
6.7#11 in dns monitoring softwareFrom $8 a monthFree planWebAPI
VisitDNS Check vs Visual Sentinel
Visual Sentinel
8.0#4 in website monitoring softwareFrom $6 a monthFree planAndroidiOSWebAPI
VisitWhat both publish
| Fact | DNS Check | Visual Sentinel |
|---|---|---|
| API | The REST API returns JSON, supports monitoring individual records and record groups, and uses API keys; all accounts can use it. | The public REST API uses scoped organization keys and exposes monitors, incidents, status pages, maintenance windows, reports, notification channels and servers. |
| Company | DNS Check says it was created in 2015 by Matt Rideout and the site is operated by Wind Serve, LLC. | Visual Sentinel is built and operated by Acefina LLC and was founded by Rai Ansar. |
| Integrations | Listed integrations include Basecamp, Jira Service Management, Nagios, OpsGenie, PagerDuty, Pingdom, Slack, and Splunk On-Call. | The pricing comparison lists Google Analytics 4, Google Search Console, Cloudflare import and proxy bypass, and server-to-site correlation. |
| Intended users | The maker describes DNS Check as useful for monitoring DNS infrastructure and sharing DNS update requests with customers. | The maker describes the product as serving small teams, agencies, and site owners. |
| Monitoring | It monitors DNS records and name servers for changes and lookup failures, with notifications when something changes. | The service offers uptime, screenshot-based visual comparison, SSL, DNS, performance, content, API, endpoint, and server monitoring. |
| Purpose | DNS Check monitors, shares, and troubleshoots DNS records. | Visual Sentinel monitors websites and servers and detects visual page changes that ordinary uptime checks may miss. |
| Support | The contact page invites feature requests and provides a contact form, phone number, email, and postal address. | The company says human support replies typically within 24 hours by email. |
DNS Check plans
- BasicFree
- Professional$8 a month
- Enterprise$60 a month
- Enterprise x2$90 a month
- Enterprise x3$120 a month
- CustomPriced on request
Visual Sentinel plans
- Solo$6 a month
- Starter$12 a month
- Business$39 a month
- FreeFree
- Agency$149 a month
- CustomPriced on request
Pick DNS Check if…
DNS Check suits people responsible for DNS infrastructure who need change alerts or a way to share DNS update requests with customers. The free Basic plan may fit small record sets.
Pick Visual Sentinel if…
Visual Sentinel suits site owners and small teams that need uptime checks alongside screenshot-based detection of page changes. Agencies may find its client reporting options useful, particularly the scheduled reports on Business and white-label reports on Agency.